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English vs Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
33  
2

National Language
Indonesia  
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
South Africa  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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English-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
Not Available  
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
21  
11

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Hello  

Thank You
Nuhun  
Thank you  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
How are you?  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
Good Night  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
Good Evening  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
Good Afternoon  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
Good Morning  

Please
Mangga  
Please  

Sorry
Hapunten  
Sorry  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
Bye  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
I love you  

Excuse Me
Punten  
Excuse Me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
American English  

Where They Speak
Banten  
United States of America  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
225,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Hiberno-English  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,500,000.00  
15

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Welsh English  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,500,000.00  
14

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
188  
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
1,200.00 million  
1

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
27
5.43 %  
4

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
400.00 million  
3

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
400.00 million  
1

Native Name
Not Available  
English  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Not Available  

French Name
soundanais  
anglais  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Englisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Not Available  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
5th Century AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Standard English  

Language Position
Not Available  
3  
3

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed English  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
en  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
eng  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
eng  

ISO 639 3
sun  
eng  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
engs  

Glottocode
sund1251  
stan1293  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  

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Sundanese and English Language History

Comparison of Sundanese vs English language history gives us differences between origin of Sundanese and English language. History of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD whereas history of English 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 Sundanese and English Language History.

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Sundanese and English 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 Sundanese and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Sundanese and English language. Sundanese word for "Hello" is Halo or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Sundanese Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Sundanese vs English Difficulty

The Sundanese vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Sundanese Alphabets and English 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 Sundanese and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Sundanese and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Sundanese is Not Available while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.

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