Sundanese

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A language spoken by many people in West Java, Indonesia, often at home

noun

: sundanés

Many people in West Java speak Sundanese as their first language.

Now he is a charismatic figure, fluent in Dutch, Indonesian, Sundanese, Balanese, Japanese, Arabic, German, French and English.

Examples

Now he is a charismatic figure, fluent in Dutch, Indonesian, Sundanese, Balanese, Japanese, Arabic, German, French and English.

TimeGhost History
She learned to communicate in Sundanese to better connect with her roots.
The Sundanese language has unique phonetic characteristics that distinguish it from Indonesian.

Synonyms

Sundanese language

vsSundanese

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A language that people in West Java, Indonesia speak

is the shorter adjectival form used without the extra noun

Compounds

Sundanese language

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A language that people in West Java, Indonesia speak

Surface Forms

Sundanese singular

Sundanesees plural

Morphology

Sundanese = Sunda (transparent) = Sunda + nese

Regular demonym/language formation: the place/people name 'Sunda' plus the suffix '-nese' yields 'relating to or from Sunda.'

Etymology

Sundanese comes from Sunda, the name of a region and its people in West Java, Indonesia, plus the English ending -nese. The -nese part means 'from' or 'of', just like in Chinese and Japanese, so Sundanese means 'from Sunda' and names the people or their language.