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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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