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Indonesian and Sundanese


Sundanese and Indonesian


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Indonesia   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Malay language   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
Halo   

Thank You
Terima kasih   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
Apa kabar?   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
Selamat Malam   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
Malam yang baik   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
mohon Untuk   
Mangga   

Sorry
maaf   
Hapunten   

Bye
Selamat tinggal   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
Permisi   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Banten   

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00   
8
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Balinese   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida   
Bogor   

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Minangkabau   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia   
Bandung   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
7
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
46   
30
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
23.00 million   
34
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million   
4
Not Available   

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
indonésien   
soundanais   

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Indonesians   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
7th Century   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Indonesian   
Sundanese   

Language Position
56   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
id   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
ind   
sun   

ISO 639 3
ind   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
indo1316   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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All Indonesian and Sundanese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Indonesian and Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Indonesian and Sundanese Speaking population

Indonesian and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Indonesian and Sundanese on Indonesian vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Indonesian and Sundanese Language Codes

Indonesian and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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