Sohainesian language

The Sohainesian language (Sohainesian: 㗂蘇海; Shǫ́ng Sú Hǫ̀i) is language within the Vietic branch of Austroasiatic languages, originating from. It is the official language in Sohainesia, and a common language in Vietnam. It is written using Chinese characters. Sohainesian is viewed as a vital and inseparable part of the cultural identity for its native speakers in Southern Vietnam, Sohainesia, as well as in overseas communities.

Although Sohainesian has a nearly identical vocabulary to Vietanmese, is mutually unintelligible with other forms of Vietnamese, because of its different phonology. It was developed in the 15th century by Vietnamese scholars and governors of Sohainesia, and maintained its way during French rule.

History
Before French colonization, Sohainesian was considered as a dialect of Vietnamese due to mutual intelligibility, but was later designated as its own language due to Vietnam adopting chữ Quốc ngữ as the official script.

When France invaded Vietnam in the late 19th century, French gradually replaced Chinese as the official language in education and government. The colonial administrators discouraged the use of Chinese characters in favor of chữ Quốc ngữ, but the script never gained popularity in Sohainesia, due to considerable opposition to the script, in favour of the This caused the Sohainesian language to separate from Vietnamese.

Names in other languages
Below is a list of the name of the Sohainesian language translated into other languages.
 * Thai: ภาษาสอแฮ
 * Khmer: ភាសាសឧហឥ
 * Laotian: ພາສາສອແຮ
 * Vietnamese: Tiếng Tôhẩy
 * Chinese/Japanese: 蘇海語
 * Korean: 소해어
 * Malay/Indonesian: bahasa Sohainesia
 * Tagalog: Wikang Sohaineso
 * Tetum: Sohainesa

Phonology
"Main article: Sohainesian phonology"

Vocabulary
The vocabulary of Sohainesian has a lot of loanwords from Vietnamese, due to its mutual intelligibility. Here are some examples of differences:

Romanization
Sohainesian bin'am (Sohainesian: Bín âm) 拼音 is the official romanization system of Kadinhese.