Sundanese language

Sundanese (Basa Sunda, literally "language of Sunda") is the language of about 27,000,000 people from the western third of Java or about 15% of Indonesian population.

Related Topics:
Sunda - Language - Java - Indonesian

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It is classified in Austronesian - Malayo-Polynesian - Western Malayo-Polynesian - Sundic language family and has several dialects based on the locations of the people:

Related Topics:
Austronesian - Malayo-Polynesian - Western Malayo-Polynesian

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• Banten,
• Bogor,
• Priangan, and
• Cirebon.

Priangan, which cover the most area of Sunda, is the main dialect of Sundanese language taught in elementary till junior-high schools (equivalent to ninth-year school grade).

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