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.
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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.
Cermin community considers Candralijaya to be an asli (authentic) Sundanese group faithfully playing old arts.
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.
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.
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.
The Javanese Ronggeng and Sundanese Jaipongan is the fine example of this common folk dance traditions.