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Who were the viet?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

"Viet" refers to a group of people living in what is now southern China and Vietnam.

"Nam" means "southern" in a language used in the region, so the "Nam Viet" were the "Southern Viet." "Vietnam" sounds better than "Namviet," so that became the name of the country.

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12y ago

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