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Sundanese and Malaysian


Malaysian and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Indonesia  
Malaysia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Thailand  

Regulated By
-  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Indonesian Language  

Derived From
-  
Tamil Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
24  
14

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Hai  

Thank You
Nuhun  
terima kasih  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
Apa khabar?  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
Selamat Petang  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
Selamat tengah hari  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
Selamat pagi  

Please
Mangga  
sila  

Sorry
Hapunten  
maaf  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
Saya sayang kamu  

Excuse Me
Punten  
Maafkan saya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Bengkulu  

Where They Speak
Banten  
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Pekal  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
30,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Musi  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
3,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
24  
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
175.00 million  
10

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
98.00 million  
8

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
Bahasa melayu  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Bahasa Malaysia  

French Name
soundanais  
malais  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Malaiisch  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Malaysian people  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
c. 683 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Pluricentric Standard Malay  

Language Position
42  
39
54  
99+

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Malaysian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
ms  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
msa  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
may  

ISO 639 3
sun  
zsm  

ISO 639 6
sun  
may  

Glottocode
sund1251  
stan1306  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Sundanese and Malaysian Speaking population

Sundanese and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Sundanese vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Malaysian Language Codes

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

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