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Sundanese

vr.tr.sundanese · thing-q34002

Let an agent explain Sundanese, relay speakers, dialects, speech levels and scripts from linguistic and Indonesian sources, describe the named varieties and registers, and distinguish Sundanese from Javanese, Indonesian, Baduy and Sunda as a geographic term.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What Sundanese is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is Sundanese, and how does it differ from Javanese, Indonesian, Baduy and the geographic term Sunda? definition
  2. Is the question about learning, speech levels, dialects or script? boundary

Varieties

Named varieties.

Varieties

Varieties.

  1. What are the Depok, Tegal and Ciamis varieties, and the hormat and loma registers? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Linguistics Grammar and levels.

Speech levels

Undak-usuk basa.

Speech levels

Speech levels.

  1. How do Sundanese speech levels express respect? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Grammar

Grammar.

Grammar

Grammar.

  1. What are key features of Sundanese grammar and phonology? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Status Status and script.

Policy

Language policy.

Policy

Policy.

  1. How is Sundanese taught and supported in West Java? provenance
  2. Which entry fits languages of Indonesia? action

Script

Sundanese script.

Script

Script.

  1. How was aksara Sunda revived and standardised? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Sundanese script? action
Context Culture.

Arts

Arts.

Arts

Arts.

  1. How is Sundanese used in wayang golek, degung and pop music? provenance
  2. Which entry fits wayang golek? action

History

History.

History

History.

  1. What do Old Sundanese manuscripts and inscriptions show? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Sunda Kingdom? action

Classifiers Filled

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Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
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Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
Sundanese language in Depok, Sundanese language in Tegal Regency, Ciamis Sundanese, Sundanese dialects, Hormat, Loma, Binong Sundanese, Serang Sundanese, North Coast Sundanese, Cirebonese Sundanese, Brebes Sundanese, Rangkasbitung Sundanese

What it is Filled

An Austronesian language spoken by the Sundanese people, mainly in West Java and Banten in Indonesia, by tens of millions of speakers, making it one of Indonesia s largest regional languages, with a system of speech levels, undak-usuk basa, including the polite hormat or lemes register and the familiar loma register, dialects such as Priangan, the basis of the standard, Ciamis, and varieties spoken in areas such as Depok and Tegal Regency, and written in Latin script and in the revived Sundanese script, aksara Sunda.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain Sundanese, relay speakers, dialects, speech levels and scripts from linguistic and Indonesian sources, describe the named varieties and registers, and distinguish Sundanese from Javanese, Indonesian, Baduy and Sunda as a geographic term.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Speech levels
  • Large speaker base
  • Regional language status
  • Own script revived

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Treat Sundanese as a dialect of Indonesian.
  • Ignore the speech levels, where the wrong register is disrespectful.
  • Present machine translation into Sundanese as reliable for official or medical use.
  • Use the Sundanese script without checking it is the right one for the text.

Only with a human decision

  • Certifying translations for legal, medical or official use.

May

  • Translate and explain Sundanese with sources, noting its speech levels.
  • Describe Sundanese as an Austronesian language of West Java and Banten.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Large regional languages lose ground to national languages, and tools that neglect them speed this up.
  • Address and register in Sundanese carry respect, so errors offend.

Who is affected

  • Sundanese speakers
  • Learners
  • Readers of translations

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns it; it belongs to its speakers, with regional language bodies setting norms.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q114715799 - registry parent class
  • Q1363818 - registry parent class
  • Q1427907 - registry parent class

related

  • Malayo-Polynesian languages - in general terms
  • Sundanese people
  • Sundanese script
  • Javanese language

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.sundanese
  • Wikidata: Q34002 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34002)
  • ISO 639-3: sun

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • speakers: about 30-40 million people - estimates vary
  • ISO 639-1: su code
  • ISO 639-3: sun code
  • Sundanese script in Unicode: 2008 year - Unicode 5.1

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Austronesian language of West Java
  • Sundanese in Depok, Sundanese in Tegal Regency, Ciamis Sundanese, Sundanese dialects, hormat, loma
  • Javanese is spoken further east; Indonesian is the national language; Baduy is a closely related variety; Sunda is also a geographic name
  • Not a visible object; written in Latin script and Sundanese script.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain speech levels and grammar
  • relay dialects and status
  • describe named varieties and registers
  • distinguish related languages

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing Sundanese and Javanese
  • Using wrong speech levels
  • Stale speaker figures

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • West Java regional regulations on local language
  • Indonesian language law on regional languages

Context of use required Filled

  • Communication among its speakers.
  • Priangan standard Sundanese
  • Banten Sundanese
  • Cirebon and eastern dialects such as Ciamis
  • peripheral varieties such as in Tegal
  • hormat and loma registers

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q34002: Sundanese - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Sundanese language - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should hormat and loma be separate entries?
  • How should Indonesian language sources be linked?
  • How should local varieties be classified?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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