Editing Vietnamese language (section)

===Official status===
Vietnamese is the sole official and national language of Vietnam. It is the first language of the majority of the Vietnamese population, as well as a first or second language for the country's [[ethnic groups in Vietnam|ethnic minority groups]].<ref name="Vietnamese language">{{cite encyclopedia
|encyclopedia= Britannica
|title= Vietnamese language
|date= 29 November 2023
|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vietnamese-language
}}</ref>

In the [[Czech Republic]], Vietnamese has been recognized as one of 14 minority languages, on the basis of communities that have resided in the country either traditionally or on a long-term basis. This status grants the [[Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic|Vietnamese community in the country]] a representative on the Government Council for Nationalities, an advisory body of the Czech Government for matters of policy towards national minorities and their members. It also grants the community the right to use Vietnamese with public authorities and in courts anywhere in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vlada.cz/en/pracovni-a-poradni-organy-vlady/rnm/historie-a-soucasnost-rady-en-16666/|title=National Minorities &#124; Government of the Czech Republic|website=www.vlada.cz}}</ref><ref>[http://zpravy.idnes.cz/vietnamci-oficialni-narodnostni-mensinou-fiq-/domaci.aspx?c=A130703_133019_domaci_jj Česko má nové oficiální národnostní menšiny. Vietnamce a Bělorusy] (in Czech)</ref>