Dictionarium Annnamiticum [sic] Lusitanum, et Latinum

Description:

This is the first Vietnamese dictionary in quoc ngu, the romanized orthographic system invented by European Christian missionaries to Vietnam in the 17th century. French Jesuit missionary Alexandre de Rhodes compiled the dictionary to facilitate the training of local priests in Christian teachings.

Attribution:

Rhodes, Alexandre de

Publisher:

Typis, & sumptibus eiusdem Sacr. Congreg.

Publication Location:

Romae

Date:

1651

Cite As:

Alexandre de Rhodes. Dictionarium Annnamiticum [sic] Lusitanum, et Latinum. Romae: Typis, & sumptibus eiusdem Sacr. Congreg., 1651.