7 Comments on “Sundanese Culture”

1. Rockstar Says:
   December 26th, 2006 at 2:27 am

   Eh I wonder if Sundanese is still included in the curriculum.

2. sgn Says:
   December 30th, 2006 at 8:31 pm

   Sundanese language
   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

   Sundanese (Basa Sunda, literally “language of Sunda”) is the language of about 27 million people from the western third of Java or about 15% of the Indonesian population.

   It is classified in within the Austronesian - Malayo-Polynesian - Western Malayo-Polynesian - Sundic language family and has several dialects based on the locations of the people:

   Banten,
   Bogor,
   Priangan, and
   Cirebon.

   Priangan, which cover the most area of Sunda, is the main dialect of Sundanese language taught in elementary till junior-high schools (equivalent to ninth-year school grade).

   I am proud as one of 27 millions Sundanese speaking.

   sgn.

3. tintuong Says:
   January 13th, 2007 at 3:59 pm

   I’m an active sundanese user, whenever applicable. My wife is a javanese, my son speaks Indonesian. I speak in english with my boss, vietnamese with staff and colleague.

   As foreigner in Vietnam, I get used to listen different languages on daily basis. It starts to sound more interesting to me. I just realize how rich we are in language diversity.

4. DiN Says:
   February 8th, 2007 at 5:51 am

   Have a try with online Indonesian-Sundanese translation. Still beta though. (http://tarjamah.sabilulungan.org)

5. Phoebe Says:
   July 7th, 2007 at 4:11 am

   I love the Sundanese music I have heard. Idjah Hadidjah is amazing.
   Does anyone know how I can find a translation of the following song text?
   Thanks…

   Arum Bandung

   Deudeuh teuing
   Nu geulis nyi arum Bandung
   Hayang midang, rek mintonkeun kaendahan
   Arum Bandung
   Anu geulisa rek ngaluis
   Tapi lain ngaluis terus ngaleos,
   Rek mintonkeun nugeulis bawa ngajadi
   Hayang tembong pogot melong
   Ulah tembong rong pirewong

   Arum Bandung, geulisna estu kawangi
   Kawentar kamana mendi
   dipitineung sabihari

   deudeuh teuing
   nyi Arum bandung nu urang
   hayang midang teuteupeun nu kumelendang
   lain reueus, kanu geulis nyai Arum
   tapi geuguet nu geulis sabardarana
   hayu atuh nyi arum Bandung nu urang
   urang pada ngamumule
   diraksa dihade-hade
   arum Bandung
   keur geulis matak kayungyun
   kiwari keur nganti-nganti
   hayang midang sabihari

6. lutfi Says:
   March 5th, 2008 at 9:16 am

   I’m sundanese but some how it’s difficult for me to speak basa sunda lemes … ;((

7. worldculturenet.com » Culture Notes Mar. 6, ‘08 Says:
   March 6th, 2008 at 9:54 pm

   [...] Sundanese cultural groups are vanishing in Indonesia [...]

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