Quoc-ngu: Quick Facts

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Vietnamese language alphabet writing system ogham writing cryptology hieroglyphic writing punctuation cuneiform shorthand Braille Phonetic transcription Greek alphabet Linear A and Linear B

Key People

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Paulus Cua

Vietnamese scholar

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Alexandre de Rhodes

French missionary

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Pétrus Ky

Vietnamese statesman

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