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Sundanese

Speech parts

1. Sundanese - Noun

2. Sundanese - Adjective

3. Sundanese - Proper noun

Meaning

Sundanese (plural Sundanese)

A member of an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 42 million.

The language of the Sundanese people.
Synonym: Basa Sunda

The alphabet used to write the Sundanese language.

Sundanese (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the Sundanese people.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

The people worked in agriculture and their houses were built on wooden piles. citation The harbour area became known as Sunda Kelapa ( Sundanese : ᮞᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮊᮜᮕ) and by the fourteenth century, it was a major trading port for Sunda kingdom. Source: Internet

Cermin community considers Candralijaya to be an asli (authentic) Sundanese group faithfully playing old arts. Source: Internet

Many posters are not just interested in literature, but also the Sundanese language: they use the site to expand their knowledge of their mother tongue, and express their pleasure in learning new expressions and widening their vocabularies. Source: Internet

The performers came from the village of Cikeusal outside Tasikmalaya, and they were demonstrating an ancient form of beluk, a traditional vocal art that once used to be heard all over the Sundanese hinterlands of West Java. Source: Internet

The dance traditions in Indonesia; such as Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau, Balinese, Malays, Acehnese and many other dances traditions are age old traditions, yet also a living and dynamic traditions. Source: Internet

The Javanese Ronggeng and Sundanese Jaipongan is the fine example of this common folk dance traditions. Source: Internet

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