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Sundanese and Chinese


Countries

Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
China, Taiwan   
Indonesia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
24   
19
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
16   
6

Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives   
Latin, Sundanese   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)   
Halo   

Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
你好吗? (Nǐ hǎo ma?)   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
请 (Qǐng)   
Mangga   

Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)   
Hapunten   

Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mandarin   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan   
Banten   

How Many People Speak
960,000,000.00   
1
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Wu   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
China, United States of America   
Bogor   

How Many People Speak
80,000,000.00   
1
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Yue   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam   
Bandung   

How Many People Speak
60,000,000.00   
2
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,051.00 million   
2
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
16.00 %   
2
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
873.00 million   
1
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
178.00 million   
3
Not Available   

Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
chinois   
soundanais   

German Name
Chinesisch   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Han   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
1250 BC   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Chinese   
Sundanese   

Language Position
1   
1
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zh   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zho   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
chi   
sun   

ISO 639 3
zho   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sini1245   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
79-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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All Chinese and Sundanese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Chinese and Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Chinese and Sundanese Speaking population

Chinese and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Chinese and Sundanese on Chinese vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chinese and Sundanese Language Codes

Chinese and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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