Sundanese language

Sundanese
Sundanese
basa Sunda; ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ
	'Sunda' in Sundanese script
Pronunciation	[basa sʊnda]
Native to	Indonesia
Region	West Java, Banten, Jakarta, small parts of western Central Java, and southern Lampung
Ethnicity	Sundanese Baduy; Bantenese; Cirebonese;
Native speakers	32 million (2015)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Sundanese; ;
Early forms	Old Sundanese Classical Sundanese ;
Standard forms	Priangan Sundanese;
Dialects	Baduy (considered a separate language); Banten Pandeglang; Serang; Tangerang; ; Banyumas †; Northern Coast Bekasi; Binong; Bogor; Karawang; ; Priangan Bandung; Ciamis; Garut; Sumedang; Tasikmalaya; ; Central–Eastern Brebes; Cirebon; Indramayu; Kuningan; Majalengka; ;
Writing system	Latin script (present); Sundanese script (present; optional); Sundanese Pégon script (17–20th centuries AD, present; mostly on religious schools); Old Sundanese script (14–18th centuries AD, present; optional); Sundanese Cacarakan script (17–19th centuries AD, present; certain areas); Buda Script (13–15th centuries AD, present; optional); Kawi script (historical); Pallava (historical); Pranagari (historical); Vatteluttu (historical);
Official status
Regulated by	Lembaga Basa jeung Sastra Sunda
Language codes
ISO 639-1	su
ISO 639-2	sun
ISO 639-3	Variously:; sun – Sundanese; bac – Baduy Sundanese; osn – Old Sundanese
Glottolog	sund1252
Linguasphere	31-MFN-a
	Areas where Sundanese is a majority native language Areas where Sundanese is a minority language with >100,000 speakers Areas where Sundanese is a minority language with <100,000 speakers

Sundanese (/ˌsʌndəˈniːz/ SUN-də-NEEZ; endonym: basa Sunda, Sundanese script: ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ, pronounced [basa sunda]) is an Austronesian language spoken in Java, primarily by the Sundanese. It has approximately 32 million native speakers in the western third of Java; they represent about 15% of Indonesia's total population.

Sundanese
basa Sunda ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ
'Sunda' in Sundanese script
Pronunciation	[basa sʊnda]
Native to	Indonesia
Region	West Java, Banten, Jakarta, small parts of western Central Java, and southern Lampung
Ethnicity	Sundanese Baduy Bantenese Cirebonese
Native speakers	32 million (2015)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Sundanese
Early forms	Old Sundanese Classical Sundanese
Standard forms	Priangan Sundanese
Dialects	Baduy (considered a separate language) Banten Pandeglang Serang Tangerang Banyumas † Northern Coast Bekasi Binong Bogor Karawang Priangan Bandung Ciamis Garut Sumedang Tasikmalaya Central–Eastern Brebes Cirebon Indramayu Kuningan Majalengka
Writing system	Latin script (present) Sundanese script (present; optional) Sundanese Pégon script (17–20th centuries AD, present; mostly on religious schools) Old Sundanese script (14–18th centuries AD, present; optional) Sundanese Cacarakan script (17–19th centuries AD, present; certain areas) Buda Script (13–15th centuries AD, present; optional) Kawi script (historical) Pallava (historical) Pranagari (historical) Vatteluttu (historical)
Official status
Regulated by	Lembaga Basa jeung Sastra Sunda
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`su`
ISO 639-2	`sun`
ISO 639-3	Variously: `sun` – Sundanese `bac` – Baduy Sundanese `osn` – Old Sundanese
Glottolog	`sund1252`
Linguasphere	`31-MFN-a`
Areas where Sundanese is a majority native language Areas where Sundanese is a minority language with >100,000 speakers Areas where Sundanese is a minority language with <100,000 speakers