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Japanese and Sundanese


Sundanese and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Korean Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
14  
4
16  
6

Scripts
Kana  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Halo  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
Mangga  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
Hapunten  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
日本語  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Nihongo  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
japonais  
soundanais  

German Name
Japanisch  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
1185  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Sundanese  

Language Position
8  
8
42  
39

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
sun  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
sun  

ISO 639 6
jpn  
sun  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Japanese and Sundanese Speaking population

Japanese and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Sundanese on Japanese vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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