It is classified in Austronesian - Malayo-Polynesian - Western Malayo-Polynesian - Sundic language family and has several dialects based on the locations of the people:
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2 Basic Grammar
2.1 Root Word
3 External Links2.2 Active Form 2.3 Negation 2.4 Question 2.5 Passive Form 2.6 Adjectives 2.7 Prepositions 2.8 Conjuctives |
Phonology
Currently, Sundanese is written in Latin script and is highly phonetical. There are five pure vowel sounds: a (similar to the sound in bus), e (as in get), i (shorter than in eat), o (shorter than in dawn), u (as in put), and two neutral vowels like the second vowel of water which is also spelled e, and eu (as 'eau' in plateau); and no diphthong. The consonantic phonemes are rendered by the letters p, b, t, d, k, g, c (pronounced like the ch in cheese), j, h, ng (which also occurs initially), ny (as in canyon), m, n, s (unvoiced, as in sun or cats), w, l, r (trilled or flapped) and y.
Other consonants that originally appear in Indonesian loanwords mostly transferred into main consonants: f -> p, v -> p, sy -> s, sh -> s, z -> j, and kh (as in loch) -> h.
Basic Grammar
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Root Word
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Active Form
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Negation
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Question
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Passive Form
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Adjectives
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Prepositions
| English | Sundanse (normal) | Sundanese (polite) |
|---|---|---|
| above .. | diluhureun .. | diluhureun .. |
| behind .. | ditukangeun .. | dipengkereun .. |
| under .. | dihandapeun .. | dihandapeun .. |
| inside .. | di jero .. | di lebet .. |
| outside .. | di luar .. | di luar .. |
| between .. and .. | di antara .. jeung .. | di antawis .. sareng .. |
| English | Sundanese (normal) | Sundanese (polite) |
|---|---|---|
| before | saacan | sateuacan |
| after | sanggeus | saparantos |
| during | basa | nalika |
| English | Sundanese (normal) | Sundanese (polite) |
|---|---|---|
| from | tina | tina |