ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ
Sundanese
Austronesian
Sundanese is spoken in western Java by ~42 million people. Like Javanese, it features distinct speech levels reflecting social relationships (lemes/halus refined, sedeng intermediate, kasar familiar). Two scripts are in use: Latin (everyday) and the revived Sundanese script (Aksara Sunda Baku, Unicode 2008), used officially in West Java since 2003.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Sundanese
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian
| Meaning | Sundanese | Old Sundanese | Balinese | Javanese | Banjar | Lampung | Old Javanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | cai /tʃai/ | cai /tʃai/ | yeh /jeh/ | banyu /baɲu/ | banyu /baɲu/ | way /waj/ | ꦮꦫꦶꦃ /warih/ |
| Fire | seuneu /sɯnɯ/ | apuy /apuj/ | api /api/ | geni /ɡəni/ | api /api/ | apui /apui/ | ꦄꦒ꧀ꦤꦶ /aɡni/ |
| Sun | panonpoé /panɔnpɔe/ | poé /poe/ | matanai /matanai/ | srengéngé /srəŋeŋe/ | matahari /matahari/ | matarani /matarani/ | ꦱꦸꦂꦪ /surja/ |
| Moon | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ /tʃandra/ |
| Star | béntang /bentaŋ/ | béntang /bentaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | lintang /lintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦁ /lintaŋ/ |
| Night | peuting /pəutiŋ/ | peuting /pɯtiŋ/ | peteng /pətəŋ/ | bengi /bəŋi/ | malam /malam/ | dibingi /dibiŋi/ | ꦮꦼꦔꦶ /wəŋi/ |
| Rain | hujan /ˈhudʒan/ | — | ujan /ˈudʒan/ | udan /ˈudan/ | hujan /ˈhudʒan/ | ujan /udʒan/ | ꦈꦢꦤ꧀ /udan/ |
| Snow | salju /saldʒu/ | — | salju /saldʒu/ | salju /salɟu/ | salju /saldʒu/ | — | — |
| Wind | angin /aŋin/ | — | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | ꦲꦔꦶꦤ꧀ /haŋin/ |
| Earth | taneuh /tanəuh/ | lemah /ləmah/ | tanah /tanah/ | lemah /ləmah/ | tanah /tanah/ | tanoh /tanoh/ | ꦭꦼꦩꦃ /ləmah/ |
| Stone | batu /ˈbatu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /ˈbatu/ | watu /ˈwatu/ | batu /ˈbatu/ | batu /batu/ | ꦮꦠꦸ /watu/ |
| Mountain | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ | — | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ | ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ /ɡunuŋ/ |
| Sea | laut /ˈlaut/ | tasik /tasik/ | pasih /pasih/ | segara /səˈɡɔrɔ/ | laut /laut/ | lawok /lawoʔ/ | ꦭꦺꦴꦢ꧀ /lod/ |
| Mother | indung /induŋ/ | indung /induŋ/ | meme /meme/ | ibu /ibu/ | uma /uma/ | ina /ina/ | ꦆꦧꦸ /ibu/ |
| Father | bapa /bapa/ | bapa /bapa/ | bapa /bapa/ | bapak /bapak/ | abah /abah/ | bak /baʔ/ | ꦫꦩ /rama/ |
| Daughter | anak awéwé /anak awewe/ | — | pianak luh /pianak luh/ | anak wadon /anaʔ wadɔn/ | anak babinian /anak babinian/ | anak bebai /anak bəbai/ | — |
| I | kuring /kuriŋ/ | aing /aiŋ/ | tiang /tijaŋ/ | aku /aku/ | aku /aku/ | nyak /ɲaʔ/ | ꦄꦏꦸ /aku/ |
| You | manéh /maneh/ | kita /kita/ | cai /tʃai/ | kowe /kowe/ | ikam /ikam/ | niku /niku/ | ꦏꦶꦠ /kita/ |
| We | urang /uraŋ/ | urang /uraŋ/ | iraga /iraɡa/ | awaké dhéwé /awaʔe ɖewe/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | ram / sikam /ʁam / sikam/ | ꦏꦩꦶ /kami/ |
| Name | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | adan /adan/ | jeneng /dʒənəŋ/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | gelagh /ɡəlaʁ/ | ꦔꦫꦤ꧀ /ŋaran/ |
| Person | jalma /dʒalma/ | janma /dʒanma/ | anak /anak/ | wong /wɔŋ/ | urang /uraŋ/ | jelema /dʒələma/ | ꦮ꧀ꦮꦁ /wwaŋ/ |
| Head | sirah /sirah/ | — | sirah /sirah/ | sirah /sirah/ | kapala /kapala/ | hulu /hulu/ | ꦲꦸꦭꦸ /hulu/ |
| Eye | panon /panɔn/ | panon /panon/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mɔtɔ/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | ꦩꦠ /mata/ |
| Ear | ceuli /tʃəuli/ | — | kuping /kupiŋ/ | kuping /kupiŋ/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | cuping /tʃupiŋ/ | ꦠꦭꦶꦔ /taliŋa/ |
| Nose | irung /iruŋ/ | irung /iruŋ/ | cunguh /tʃuŋuh/ | irung /iruŋ/ | hidung /hiduŋ/ | irung /iʁuŋ/ | ꦲꦶꦫꦸꦁ /hiruŋ/ |
| Mouth | sungut /suŋut/ | — | bungut /buŋut/ | cangkem /ˈtʃaŋkəm/ | muntung /muntuŋ/ | banguk /baŋuk/ | ꦕꦁꦏꦼꦩ꧀ /tʃaŋkəm/ |
| Tooth | huntu /huntu/ | huntu /huntu/ | gigi /ɡiɡi/ | untu /untu/ | gigi /ɡiɡi/ | ipon /ipon/ | ꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ /huntu/ |
| Tongue | létah /leːtah/ | letah /lətah/ | layah /lajah/ | ilat /ilat/ | ilat /ilat/ | emo /əmo/ | ꦆꦭꦠ꧀ /ilat/ |
| Hand | leungeun /lɯŋɯn/ | leungeun /lɯŋɯn/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | pungow /puŋow/ | ꦠꦔꦤ꧀ /taŋan/ |
| Foot | suku /suku/ | suku /suku/ | cokor /tʃokor/ | sikil /sikil/ | batis /batis/ | kukut /kukut/ | ꦱꦸꦏꦸ /suku/ |
| Heart | haté /hate/ | hate /hate/ | manah /manah/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | hati /hati/ | ꦲꦠꦶ /hati/ |
| Bone | tulang /tulaŋ/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | balung /baluŋ/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | tehulan /təhulon/ | ꦧꦭꦸꦁ /baluŋ/ |
| Blood | getih /ɡətih/ | getih /ɡətih/ | getih /ɡətih/ | getih /ɡətih/ | darah /darah/ | rah /ʁɔh/ | ꦫꦃ /rah/ |
| Poop | taiʔ /taiʔ/ | — | tai /tai/ | tai /ˈtai/ | tahi /tahi/ | tahi /tahi/ | ꦠꦲꦶ /tahi/ |
| Love | bogoh /bɔɡɔh/ | nyaah /ɲaːh/ | tresna /tresna/ | tresna /ˈtrɛsnɔ/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | cinta /tʃinta/ | ꦱꦶꦃ /sih/ |
| Tree | tangkal /taŋkal/ | kayu /kaju/ | punyan /puɲan/ | wit /wit/ | batang /bataŋ/ | batang kayu /bataŋ kaju/ | ꦏꦪꦸ /kaju/ |
| Dog | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | cicing /tʃitʃiŋ/ | asu /asu/ | hadupan /hadupan/ | asu /asu/ | ꦄꦱꦸ /asu/ |
| Cat | ucing /utʃiŋ/ | ucing /utʃiŋ/ | meong /meoŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | pusa /pusa/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | ꦩꦺꦴꦁ /moŋ/ |
| Fish | lauk /ˈlauk/ | lauk /lauk/ | be /be/ | iwak /ˈiwaʔ/ | iwak /ˈiwak/ | iwa /ˈiwo/ | ꦆꦮꦏ꧀ /iwak/ |
| Bird | manuk /manʊk/ | manuk /manuk/ | kedis /kədis/ | manuk /manʊʔ/ | burung /buruŋ/ | burung /buʁuŋ/ | ꦩꦤꦸꦏ꧀ /manuk/ |
| Butterfly | kukupu /kukupu/ | — | kupu-kupu /kupukupu/ | kupu /kupu/ | kupu-kupu /kupukupu/ | halibambang /halibambaŋ/ | ꦏꦸꦥꦸꦏꦸꦥꦸ /kupukupu/ |
| Egg | endog /əndɔɡ/ | — | taluh /taluh/ | endhog /ənɖɔɡ/ | hintalu /hintalu/ | telui /təlui/ | ꦲꦼꦟ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦒ꧀ /əɳɖoɡ/ |
| Bear | biruang /biruaŋ/ | — | beruang /bəruaŋ/ | bruwang /bruwaŋ/ | biruang /biruaŋ/ | beruang /bəʁuaŋ/ | ꦧꦂꦮꦁ /barwaŋ/ |
| Horse | kuda /kuda/ | — | jaran /dʒaran/ | jaran /dʒaran/ | kuda /kuda/ | kuda /kuda/ | ꦏꦸꦢ /kuda/ |
| House | imah /imah/ | imah /imah/ | umah /umah/ | omah /omah/ | rumah /rumah/ | lamban /lamban/ | ꦈꦩꦃ /umah/ |
| Milk | susu /susu/ | — | susu /susu/ | susu /susu/ | susu /susu/ | susu /susu/ | ꦱꦸꦱꦸ /susu/ |
| Honey | madu /madu/ | — | madu /madu/ | madu /madu/ | madu /madu/ | madu /madu/ | ꦩꦣꦸ /madu/ |
| Salt | uyah /ujah/ | uyah /ujah/ | uyah /ujah/ | uyah /ujah/ | uyah /ujah/ | uyah /ujah/ | ꦈꦪꦃ /ujah/ |
| Wine | anggur /aŋɡur/ | — | anggur /aŋɡur/ | anggur /aŋɡur/ | anggur /aŋɡur/ | anggor /aŋɡor/ | — |
| Rice | béas /beas/ | — | baas /baʔas/ | beras /bəras/ | baras /baras/ | bias /bias/ | ꦧꦿꦱ꧀ /bras/ |
| Chocolate | cokelat /tʃoˈkəlat/ | — | coklat /tʃoklat/ | coklat /ˈtʃoklat/ | suklat /ˈsuklat/ | — | — |
| Iron | beusi /bɯsi/ | — | besi /bəsi/ | wesi /ˈwəsi/ | wasi /ˈwasi/ | besi /bəsi/ | ꦮꦼꦱꦶ /wəsi/ |
| Wheel | roda /roda/ | — | roda /roda/ | rodha /rɔɖɔ/ | roda /roda/ | ruda /ʁuda/ | ꦕꦏꦿ /tʃakra/ |
| Silk | sutra /ˈsutra/ | — | sutra /sutra/ | sutra /ˈsutrɔ/ | sutra /sutra/ | sutra /sutʁa/ | ꦱꦸꦠꦿ /sutra/ |
| Book | buku /ˈbuku/ | apus /apus/ | buku /buku/ | buku /ˈbuku/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ | ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ /pustaka/ |
| Eat | dahar /dahar/ | dahar /dahar/ | ngajeng /ŋadʒeŋ/ | mangan /maŋan/ | makan /makan/ | nganik /ŋanik/ | ꦄꦩꦔꦤ꧀ /amaŋan/ |
| Drink | nginum /ŋinum/ | nginum /ŋinum/ | nginem /ŋinem/ | ngombe /ŋombe/ | nginum /ŋinum/ | nginum /ŋinum/ | ꦄꦩꦶꦤꦸꦩ꧀ /aminum/ |
| Sleep | saré /sare/ | saré /sare/ | pules /ˈpules/ | turu /turu/ | guring /ɡuriŋ/ | pedom /pədɔm/ | ꦠꦸꦫꦸ /turu/ |
| One | hiji /hidʒi/ | hiji /hidʒi/ | besik /besik/ | siji /sidʒi/ | asa /asa/ | sai /sai/ | ꦌꦏ /eka/ |
| Two | dua /duwa/ | dwa /dwa/ | dua /dua/ | loro /ˈlɔrɔ/ | dua /dua/ | rua /ruwa/ | ꦫ꧀ꦮ /rwa/ |
| Three | tilu /tilu/ | tilu /tilu/ | telu /təlu/ | telu /təlu/ | talu /talu/ | telu /təlu/ | ꦠꦼꦭꦸ /təlu/ |
| Four | opat /opat/ | opat /opat/ | papat /papat/ | papat /papat/ | ampat /ampat/ | pat /pat/ | ꦥꦠ꧀ /pat/ |
| Five | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lɪmɔ/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | ꦭꦶꦩ /lima/ |
| Hundred | saratus /saratus/ | — | satus /satus/ | satus /satus/ | saratus /saratus/ | seratus /səʁatus/ | ꦱꦠꦸꦱ꧀ /satus/ |
| Hello | sampurasun /sampurasun/ | wilujeng /wiludʒəŋ/ | om swastiastu /om swastiastu/ | halo /halo/ | salam /salam/ | tabik /tabik/ | ꦫꦲꦪꦸ /rahaju/ |
| Thank you | hatur nuhun /hatur nuhun/ | nuhun /nuhun/ | matur suksma /matur suksma/ | matur nuwun /matur nuwun/ | tarima kasih /tarima kasih/ | tarima kasih /tarima kasih/ | ꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ /nuwun/ |
| Good | hadé /hade/ | hade /hade/ | becik /betʃik/ | apik /apik/ | bagus /baɡus/ | hayep /hajep/ | ꦲꦪꦸ /haju/ |
| New | anyar /aɲar/ | — | anyar /aɲar/ | anyar /aɲar/ | hanyar /haɲar/ | ampai /ampai/ | ꦲꦚꦂ /haɲar/ |
| Red | beureum /bərəum/ | beureum /bɯrɯm/ | barak /barak/ | abang /abaŋ/ | habang /habaŋ/ | suluh /suluh/ | ꦄꦧꦁ /abaŋ/ |
| White | bodas /bodas/ | bodas /bodas/ | putih /putih/ | putih /putɪh/ | putih /putih/ | handak /handak/ | ꦥꦸꦠꦶꦃ /putih/ |
| Black | hideung /hidəuŋ/ | hideung /hidɯŋ/ | selem /sələm/ | ireng /irəŋ/ | hirang /hiraŋ/ | halom /halom/ | ꦲꦶꦉꦁ /hirəŋ/ |
| Green | héjo /ˈhedʒo/ | — | gadang /ɡadaŋ/ | ijo /ˈidʒo/ | hijau /hidʒau/ | hujau /hudʒau/ | ꦲꦶꦗꦺꦴ /hidʒo/ |
| Blue | bulao /bulao/ | — | pelung /pəluŋ/ | biru /biru/ | biru /biru/ | — | — |
| Cuckoo | manuk uncuing /manʊk uɲˈtʃuiŋ/ | — | kedasih /kəˈdasih/ | kedhasih /kəˈɖasih/ | bubut /ˈbubut/ | — | ꦏꦺꦴꦏꦶꦭ /kokila/ |
| Woof | gogog /ˈɡɔɡɔɡ/ | — | kong kong /kɔŋ kɔŋ/ | — | — | — | — |
| Cock-a-doodle-doo | kongkorongok /kɔŋkoroŋɔk/ | — | — | kukuruyuk /kukuruˈjʊʔ/ | — | — | — |
| Computer | komputer /komˈputər/ | — | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /kɔmˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | — |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | tarasi /tarasi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | ꦝꦺꦁ /ɖeŋ/ |
| Tea | entéh /enteh/ | — | téh /teh/ | teh /tɛh/ | teh /teh/ | — | — |
| Coffee | kopi /kopi/ | — | kopi /kopi/ | kopi /kopi/ | kupi /kupi/ | kupi /kupi/ | — |
| Sugar | gula /ɡula/ | — | gula /ɡula/ | gula /ˈɡulɔ/ | gula /ɡula/ | gula /ɡula/ | — |
| Orange | jeruk /dʒəruk/ | — | juuk /dʒuuk/ | jeruk /dʒəruk/ | — | — | — |
| Ninety-nine | salapan puluh salapan /salapan puluh salapan/ | — | sangang dasa sia /saŋaŋ dasa sia/ | sangang puluh sanga /saŋaŋ puluh sɔŋɔ/ | sambilan puluh sambilan /sambilan puluh sambilan/ | siwa puluh siwa /siwa puluh siwa/ | — |
| Dopamine | dopamin /dopaˈmin/ | — | dopamin /dopaˈmin/ | dopamin /dopaˈmin/ | — | — | — |
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