Javanese and Sundanese
Countries
Indonesia
West Java
National Language
Indonesia
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
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Not Available
Alphabets in
Javanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Javanese, Latin
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
matur nuwun
Nuhun
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
wengi sing apik
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
Wilujeng énjing
Please
Not Available
Mangga
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
Hapunten
Bye
Kepanggih malih benjang
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Punten
Dialect 1
Pekalongan
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Banten
Dialect 2
Cirebon
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Bogor
Dialect 3
Arekan
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Bandung
Native Name
basa Jawa
Not Available
Alternative Names
Djawa, Jawa
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
javanais
soundanais
German Name
Javanisch
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
450 AD
5th century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Javanese
Sundanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
java1253
sund1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Javanese 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 Javanese and Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Javanese and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Javanese are spoken in different Javanese Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Javanese vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Javanese dialects include: Pekalongan, Cirebon. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Javanese and Sundanese Speaking population
Javanese and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Javanese and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Javanese and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Javanese language is 1.25 % 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 Javanese and Sundanese on Javanese vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Javanese and Sundanese Language Codes
Javanese and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Javanese and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
