Sunda | Ethnologue

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: sun
Alternate Names: Basa Gumung, Priangan, Sundanese
Autonym: Basa Sunda
Population: 32,400,000 (2015 UNSD). Ethnic population: 36,700,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Banten and West Java provinces: western third of Java; Central Java province: Cilacap regency.
Language Status: 5 (Developing). De facto language of provincial identity in western Java.
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sundanese
Dialects: Bogor (Krawang), Pringan, Cirebon.
Typology: SVO; prepositions; verb affixes mark person; 18 consonant and 7 vowel phonemes; non-tonal; stress on penultimate syllable; elaborate coding of respect levels.
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. A few also use Dutch [nld]. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. Grammar. Bible: 1891–1991.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sunda
Writing: Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], used since 12th or 13th century. Javanese script [Java], used until 17th century. Latin script [Latn], used since mid-19th century. Sundanese script [Sund], no longer in use.
Other Comments: Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Banten and West Java provinces: western third of Java; Central Java province: Cilacap regency.