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Arabic vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
23   
4
1   
14

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
Indonesia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Amharic and Hebrew   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
28   
18
16   
6

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا   
Halo   

Thank You
شكرا   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
تصبح على خير   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
مساء الخير   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
صباح الخير   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
من فضلك   
Mangga   

Sorry
آسف   
Hapunten   

Bye
وداعا   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
أحبك   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
اعذرني   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia   
Banten   

Dialect 2
Sudanese   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
Sudan   
Bogor   

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00   
6
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Levantine   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant   
Bandung   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million   
4
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
4.43 %   
6
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
206.00 million   
6
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million   
2
Not Available   

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
arabe   
soundanais   

German Name
Arabisch   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Arabs   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
512 CE   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Indonesian   

Branch
North Arabic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic   
Sundanese   

Language Position
25   
21
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ar   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
ara   
sun   

ISO 639 3
ara   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
arab1395   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
12-AAC   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Arabic and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Arabic vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Arabic and Sundanese language. History of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Arabic and Sundanese Language History.

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Arabic and Sundanese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Arabic and Sundanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Arabic and Sundanese language. Arabic word for "Hello" is مرحبا or Sundanese word for "Thank You" is Nuhun. Find more of such common Arabic Greetings and Sundanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Arabic vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Arabic vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Arabic Alphabets and Sundanese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Arabic and Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Arabic and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Arabic is 88 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is Not Available.

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