A bit of background.

List of players and a few words explained for reference and ease of typing for me. (Liable to update.)
The spelling on some of these may be incorrect. Nobody’s fault but mine. They are also missing the speech marks,which cause me great difficulty when trying to learn and speak Vietnamese.

Dung – my wife.









Nu – the mother-in-law.






Binh – the father-in-law.








Luan – the brother-in-law.








Tu – brother-in-law’s girlfriend.

Ong Noi – Paternal granddad.
Ba Noi – Paternal grandma.

Co Ba – Auntie number 3.

Duong Ba – Uncle number 3.

Meo, Khai, Huan – Number 3’s sons.

Sim – their daughter.
Co Tu – Auntie number 4.
Duong Tu – Uncle number 4.
Teo – Number 4’s son.
Nhi – their daughter.
Chu Dang – Uncle Dang.
Phuc – Uncle Dang’s son.
Chu Dung – Uncle Dung.
Y and Huynh – Uncle Dung’s identical twin daughters.
Chu Hiep – Uncle Hiep.
Thiem Trang – Auntie Chanh.
B and Nhu – their son and daughter.
Co Ut – Auntie Ut.
Duong Ut/Xin – Ut’s husband.
Chanh and An ¬ - their son and daughter.
Cau Non – Uncle Nong.
Di Thuong – Auntie Thuong.
Duong Cuong – Thuong’s husband.
Di Thuy – Auntie Thuy.
Duong Binh – Uncle Binh, Thuy’s husband.
Nam – their son.

Some inside information, again liable to my misinterpretation.
Paternal grandparents are always called Ong and Ba Noi.
Maternal grandparents are always called Ong and Ba Ngoai.
Their children are given a number by birth and sometimes called by the that number, hence Auntie number 3. The first child is number 2, DON’T ASK ME. If a child dies at birth or whenever, it retains that number. The last child is known as Ut, as well as their given name.
Paternal siblings are called, by nieces and nephews, Chu and Thiem for the male siblings and their wife and Co and Duong for the female siblings and their husbands.
Maternal siblings, uncles and aunties are Cau and Mo and for the male and for the female, auntie is Di and Duong for the uncles.
It gets much more complicated than this, but I don’t understand it enough, or have the time to explain, I have a life to live. Suffice to say, at a family gathering it may be possible to work out the family tree, including seniority. Perhaps I’ll add a little bit more when I understand it more. Don’t hold your breath.