History of writing in Vietnam

Spoken and written Vietnamese today uses the Latin-script based Vietnamese alphabet, the lexicon altogether containing native Vietnamese words derived from the Latin script, Chinese-Vietnamese words (Hán-Việt), Nôm words (native Vietnamese), and other adapted foreign words. Historic Vietnamese literature was written by scholars in Nôm and before that Hán (Chinese characters).

History of writing in Vietnam

Spoken and written Vietnamese today uses the Latin-script based Vietnamese alphabet, the lexicon altogether containing native Vietnamese words derived from the Latin script, Chinese-Vietnamese words (Hán-Việt), Nôm words (native Vietnamese), and other adapted foreign words. Historic Vietnamese literature was written by scholars in Nôm and before that Hán (Chinese characters).