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Sundanese

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[suhn-duh-neez, -nees] / ˌsʌn dəˈniz, -ˈnis /

noun

  • Sundanese
    plural
  1. a member of a people of western Java.

  2. the Austronesian language of the Sundanese.


adjective

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of Sundanese

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


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In the past year, the band — whose lyrics mix English, Indonesian and Sundanese — has played in the United States, France and the Netherlands.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

Simpay Khalifa, a 25-year-old Sundanese man who arrived by small boat from France in November, said the hotel was "far from civilisation".

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2023

In the wake of the most recent coup d’etat, which overturned the former government of Francois Bozize, Sundanese poachers, presenting themselves as part of transitional government forces, successfully capitalized on the political upset.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 18, 2013

Dance Sundanese, for ages 8-14 with an adult, learn the gestures, postures and movements of classical West Javanese dance with masters from the Indonesian College of the Arts.

From Washington Post

On the obscure religious and social relations in these Lesser Sundanese Islands much light has been thrown by Capt.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

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