Sundanese and Javanese
Countries
West Java
Indonesia
National Language
Indonesia
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Interesting Facts
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Alphabets in
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Javanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
Arabic, Javanese, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Nuhun
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
Sugeng énjing
Please
Mangga
matur nuwun
Sorry
Hapunten
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
Wilujeng angkat
Kepanggih malih benjang
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Punten
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Western dialect
Pekalongan
Where They Speak
Banten
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Northern dialect
Cirebon
Where They Speak
Bogor
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
Arekan
Where They Speak
Bandung
Indonesia
Native Name
Basa Sunda
basa Jawa
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
Djawa, Jawa
French Name
soundanais
javanais
German Name
Sundanesisch
Javanisch
Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
[dʒɑˈʋɑnɛs]
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)
Origin
5th century AD
450 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Sundanese
Javanese
Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language
Javanese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sund1251
java1253
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative
All Sundanese and Javanese 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 Sundanese and Javanese dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Javanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Javanese Dialects are spoken in different Javanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Javanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Javanese dialects include: Pekalongan , Cirebon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sundanese and Javanese Speaking population
Sundanese and Javanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Javanese languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Javanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Javanese language is 1.25 %. 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 Sundanese and Javanese on Sundanese vs Javanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sundanese and Javanese Language Codes
Sundanese and Javanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Javanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.