How do you say “tribe” in Vietnamese?

“Tribe” in Vietnamese is bộ lạc (tribe), bộ tộc (clan).

Vietnamese words for “tribe”

• bộ lạcListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ laːk̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓow˨˩˨ laːk̚˨˩˨]bộ heavy lạc heavy

  tribe

  for “tribe” meaning: A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

• bộ tộcListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ təwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓow˨˩˨ təwk͡p̚˨˩˨]bộ heavy tộc heavy

  clan; tribe

  for “tribe” meaning: A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

Related Vietnamese words

• chi họListennoun

  clan; tribe

• tộc ngườiListennoun

  clan; tribe or ethnic group

• lũListennoun
• tôngListennoun

  tone; shade

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.