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Language code: sun

Technical information about ISO 639 language code sun

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The table below provides technical details for the Sundanese language, designated by the sun code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

sun

Name

Official

Sundanese

Native

Basa Sunda

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Western Sundanese (Banten)Northern Sundanese (Bogor)Priangan SundaneseCirebon SundaneseEastern Sundanese (Ciamis)
Related languages
JavaneseMadureseBalineseMalaySasak
Key facts
Modern Sundanese script (Aksara Sunda Baku) was standardized in 1997 after centuries of dormancyThe language employs a refined system of speech levels (undak-usuk basa) to reflect social hierarchySundanese follows a subject–verb–object word order and is relatively agglutinativeThe oldest known Sundanese texts date back to the 14th century, written on palm-leaf lontar manuscriptsTraditional poetry forms like pantun and sisindiran are integral to Sundanese literature
Sample phrase

ᮠᮜᮧ, ᮊᮥᮙᮠ ᮓᮙᮀ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Sundanese language, identified by the code sun, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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