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Mường language

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Mường
Native to Vietnam
Regionwest of Hanoi
Native speakers
1.2 million
Language codes
ISO 639-3mtq

The Mường language is spoken by the Mường people of Vietnam. It is in the Austroasiatic language family and closely related to Vietnamese. It is a tonal language with five tones.

Mường is primarily spoken in mountainous regions of the northern Vietnamese provinces of Hòa Bình, Thanh Hóa, Vĩnh Phúc, Yên Bái, Sơn La, and Ninh Bình.

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