basa Sunda buhun
Old Sundanese
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Sundic) · historical / hidden variety
Old Sundanese is the literary Austronesian language of the Sunda kingdoms of West Java (notably Pajajaran, 1042-1579 CE), distinct from Old Javanese (Kawi) of central and eastern Java. Attested in stone inscriptions and palm-leaf (lontar) manuscripts including the Carita Parahyangan (~16th c., a Sundanese chronicle), the Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian (1518) and the Bujangga Manik travelogue. Used the Old Sundanese script (a distinct Brahmi-derived abugida, not the Javanese Hanacaraka). After the fall of Pajajaran in 1579 to Banten Sultanate Islamic forces, Old Sundanese gradually gave way to Modern Sundanese (su) and the Javanese-style Hanacaraka and Pegon Arabic scripts.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Old Sundanese
Water
cai
/tʃai/
Fire
seuneu
/sɯnɯ/
Sun
poé
/poe/
Moon
bulan
/bulan/
Star
béntang
/bentaŋ/
Mother
indung
/induŋ/
Father
bapa
/bapa/
I
aing
/aiŋ/
You
sia
/sia/
Name
ngaran
/ŋaran/
Eye
panon
/panon/
Hand
leungeun
/lɯŋɯn/
Heart
hate
/hate/
Love
nyaah
/ɲaːh/
Tree
tangkal
/taŋkal/
House
imah
/imah/
Dog
anjing
/andʒiŋ/
Cat
ucing
/utʃiŋ/
Eat
dahar
/dahar/
Drink
nginum
/ŋinum/
One
hiji
/hidʒi/
Two
dua
/dua/
Hello
wilujeng
/wiludʒəŋ/
Thank you
nuhun
/nuhun/
Good
hade
/hade/
Sushi
tarasi
/tarasi/
Sources
- Noorduyn & Teeuw (2006) Three Old Sundanese Poems
- Atja & Saleh (1981) Carita Parahyangan
- Glottolog: olds1242
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Sundic) languages
| Meaning | Old Sundanese | Sundanese | Old Malay | Banjar | Musi | Malay | Old Javanese (Kawi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | cai /tʃai/ | cai /tʃai/ | ayar /ajar/ | banyu /baɲu/ | ayek /ajek/ | air /ˈa.ir/ | ꦮꦫꦶꦃ /warih/ |
| Fire | seuneu /sɯnɯ/ | seuneu /sɯnɯ/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | ꦄꦒ꧀ꦤꦶ /aɡni/ |
| Sun | poé /poe/ | panonpoé /panɔnpɔe/ | matari /matari/ | matahari /matahari/ | matahari /matahari/ | matahari /matahari/ | ꦱꦸꦂꦪ /suɾja/ |
| Moon | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ /tʃandra/ |
| Star | béntang /bentaŋ/ | béntang /bentaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦁ /lintaŋ/ |
| Mother | indung /induŋ/ | indung /induŋ/ | ibu /ibu/ | uma /uma/ | mak /mak/ | ibu /ibu/ | ꦆꦧꦸ /ibu/ |
| Father | bapa /bapa/ | bapa /bapa/ | bapa /bapa/ | abah /abah/ | bapak /bapak/ | ayah /ajah/ | ꦫꦩ /rama/ |
| I | aing /aiŋ/ | kuring /kuriŋ/ | aku /aku/ | aku /aku/ | aku /aku/ | saya /saja/ | ꦄꦏꦸ /aku/ |
| You | sia /sia/ | manéh /maneh/ | kamu /kamu/ | ikam /ikam/ | kau /kau/ | awak /awaʔ/ | ꦏꦶꦠ /kita/ |
| Name | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | namo /namo/ | nama /nama/ | ꦔꦫꦤ꧀ /ŋaran/ |
| Eye | panon /panon/ | panon /panɔn/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mato /mato/ | mata /mata/ | ꦩꦠ /mata/ |
| Hand | leungeun /lɯŋɯn/ | leungeun /lɯŋɯn/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | ꦠꦔꦤ꧀ /taŋan/ |
| Heart | hate /hate/ | haté /hate/ | hati /hati/ | ati /ati/ | hati /hati/ | hati /hati/ | ꦲꦠꦶ /hati/ |
| Love | nyaah /ɲaːh/ | bogoh /bɔɡɔh/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | cinta /tʃinta/ | ꦱꦶꦃ /sih/ |
| Tree | tangkal /taŋkal/ | tangkal /taŋkal/ | kayu /kaju/ | batang /bataŋ/ | kayu /kaju/ | pokok /pokoʔ/ | ꦏꦪꦸ /kaju/ |
| House | imah /imah/ | imah /imah/ | rumah /rumah/ | rumah /rumah/ | rumah /rumah/ | rumah /rumah/ | ꦈꦩꦃ /umah/ |
| Dog | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | ꦄꦱꦸ /asu/ |
| Cat | ucing /utʃiŋ/ | ucing /utʃiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | pusa /pusa/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | ꦩꦺꦴꦁ /moŋ/ |
| Eat | dahar /dahar/ | dahar /dahar/ | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ | ꦄꦩꦔꦤ꧀ /amaŋan/ |
| Drink | nginum /ŋinum/ | nginum /ŋinum/ | minum /minum/ | nginum /ŋinum/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | ꦄꦩꦶꦤꦸꦩ꧀ /aminum/ |
| One | hiji /hidʒi/ | hiji /hidʒi/ | sa /sa/ | asa /asa/ | siko /siko/ | satu /satu/ | ꦌꦏ /eka/ |
| Two | dua /dua/ | dua /duwa/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | duo /duo/ | dua /dua/ | ꦫ꧀ꦮ /rwa/ |
| Hello | wilujeng /wiludʒəŋ/ | sampurasun /sampurasun/ | — /—/ | salam /salam/ | halo /halo/ | hai /hai/ | ꦫꦲꦪꦸ /rahaju/ |
| Thank you | nuhun /nuhun/ | hatur nuhun /hatur nuhun/ | — /—/ | tarima kasih /tarima kasih/ | terimo kasih /terimo kasih/ | terima kasih /tərima kasih/ | ꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ /nuwun/ |
| Good | hade /hade/ | hadé /hade/ | baik /baik/ | bagus /baɡus/ | bagus /baɡus/ | baik /baiʔ/ | ꦲꦪꦸ /haju/ |
| Sushi | tarasi /tarasi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | pekasam /pəkasam/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | susyi /suʃi/ | ꦝꦺꦁ /ɖeŋ/ |
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