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Vietnamese alphabet
The Vietnamese alphabet, chữ Quốc ngữ, is the Latin-based script used to write Vietnamese, with diacritics marking tones and vowels. Developed by Portuguese and French Catholic missionaries in the 17th century, notably Alexandre de Rhodes, it was promoted under French rule and became the national writing system in the 20th century, replacing classical Chinese and chữ Nôm.
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