SUNDA: a language of Indonesia (Java and Bali)

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: SUO

ISO 639-1: su

ISO 639-2: sun

Population 27,000,000 or 13.6% of the population (1990 Clynes). 
Region Western third of Java Island.
Alternate names   SUNDANESE, PRIANGAN
Dialects BANTEN, BOGOR (KRAWANG), PRINGAN, CIREBON.
Classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Sundic, Sundanese.
Comments 60% use Indonesian and 5% use Dutch as second language. Muslim, Christian, traditional religion. Bible 1891-1991.

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