Sundanese

[ suhn-duh-neez, -nees ]

/ ˌsʌn dəˈniz, -ˈnis /

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a member of a people of western Java.

the Austronesian language of the Sundanese.

of or relating to the Sunda Islands, the Sundanese, or their language.

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1875–80; Sunda (Islands) + -n- (as in Japanese, Javanese, etc.) + -ese

The Madurese is as tall as the Javanese, and as stout as the Sundanese.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3|Various
The natives are Sundanese, except in the northern or Serang division, where they are Javanese.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
The natives consist of Middle Javanese in the north and Sundanese in the south.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
The natives belong to a Sundanese group, but in the north contain a large admixture of Malays.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various

I thought of putting it into a book, in the form of letters between two regents' daughters—a Sundanese and a Javanese.
Letters of a Javanese Princess|Raden Adjeng Kartini