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Sundanese and Japanese


Japanese and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Japan   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Pacific   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Palau   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages   
Korean Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
99   
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
14   
4

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese   
Kana   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   

Thank You
Nuhun   
ありがとう (Arigatō)   

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?   
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem   
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi   
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang   
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing   
おはよう (Ohayō)   

Please
Mangga   
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   

Sorry
Hapunten   
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   

Bye
Wilujeng angkat   
さようなら (Sayōnara)   

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   

Excuse Me
Punten   
すみません (Sumimasen)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect   
Sanuki   

Where They Speak
Banten   
Kagawa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,000,000.00   
28

Dialect 2
Northern dialect   
Hakata   

Where They Speak
Bogor   
Fukuoka   

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect   
Kansai   

Where They Speak
Bandung   
kansai   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
31   
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million   
32
128.00 million   
14

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
1.90 %   
10

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
128.00 million   
9

Native Name
Not Available   
日本語   

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda   
Not Available   

French Name
soundanais   
japonais   

German Name
Sundanesisch   
Japanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   
Japanese (Yamato)   

History

Origin
5th century AD   
1185   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Japonic Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   

Standard Forms
Sundanese   
Japanese   

Language Position
Not Available   
8   
8

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Japanese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
su   
ja   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun   
jpn   

ISO 639 2/B
sun   
jpn   

ISO 639 3
sun   
jpn   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sund1251   
nucl1643   

Linguasphere
No data available   
45-CAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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All Sundanese and Japanese 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 Sundanese and Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sundanese and Japanese Speaking population

Sundanese and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Sundanese and Japanese on Sundanese vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Japanese Language Codes

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

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