Sundanese

American  

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

noun

plural

Sundanese

1. a member of a people of western Java.

2. the Austronesian language of the Sundanese.

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adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of Sundanese

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

Example Sentences

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

They’re also a hit since they perform in the Sundanese language.

From Reuters

The actors were Indonesian, so Forsberg studied online videos in various Austronesian languages including Bahasa Indonesia and Sundanese, a language spoken in western Java.

From New York Times

Dance and music from West Java: Indonesian College of the Arts, more than a dozen dancers and musicians from West Java perform traditional and contemporary songs and dances representing the island’s Sundanese culture.

From Washington Post

The traditions of the Sundanese people, a distinctive ethnic group, seemed worthy of exploration in 2014.

From Washington Post