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Sundanese language

Sundanese language

8.2
A language that people in West Java, Indonesia speak
  • noun
: idioma sundanés
  • Many people in West Java speak the Sundanese language.

Examples

  • The Sundanese language has its own traditional script, called Aksara Sunda.

  • Several universities offer courses in the Sundanese language and literature.

  • Many people in Bandung speak the Sundanese language fluently alongside Indonesian.

  • The Sundanese language is rich in culture.

  • Many people in Bandung speak the Sundanese language fluently alongside Indonesian.

  • Several universities offer courses in the Sundanese language and literature.

  • The Sundanese language has its own traditional script, called Aksara Sunda.

Synonyms

Sundanese
vsSundanese language
1 9.7

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

is the full phrase form rather than the short name

Surface Forms

Sundanese language singular
Sundanese languages plural

Morphology

Sundanese + language

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Sundanese' (denoting the Sundanese people or their speech) with 'language' (a speech system), so it straightforwardly denotes the language spoken by the Sundanese. The pattern 'X language = the language of X' is cross-linguistically common, making this immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Sundanese language is named after the Sundanese people of West Java. It literally means the language of those people, so today it means 'the language of the Sundanese'.