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        "Large regional languages lose ground to national languages, and tools that neglect them speed this up.",
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        "Learners",
        "Readers of translations"
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                    "text": "How do Sundanese speech levels express respect?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                "id": "policy-finding",
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                    "text": "How is Sundanese taught and supported in West Java?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits languages of Indonesia?",
                    "kind": "action"
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                    "text": "How was aksara Sunda revived and standardised?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Sundanese script?",
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        "id": "context",
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        "description": "Culture.",
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            "id": "arts",
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                "id": "arts-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "How is Sundanese used in wayang golek, degung and pop music?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits wayang golek?",
                    "kind": "action"
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            "id": "history",
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                "id": "history-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "What do Old Sundanese manuscripts and inscriptions show?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Sunda Kingdom?",
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    "Should hormat and loma be separate entries?",
    "How should Indonesian language sources be linked?",
    "How should local varieties be classified?"
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