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(arabic)[br]Peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.

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Greetings. I am Yusuf Hidayat, I live in Kawali, Ciamis, West Java.

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At this moment, I'm speaking in Sundanese.

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Sundanese is an Austronesian language.

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Sundanese speakers mostly live in several regions aside from West Java,

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they also live in Lampung province,

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in Banten province,

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and western part of Central Java province.

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Sundanese has several dialects,

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such as western dialect that mainly used in Lampung and Banten.

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This dialect is more similar to old Sundanese than other dialect,

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as this dialect is less influenced by Javanese

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because other--

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Sundanese regions's dialect is[br]influenced by Javanese,

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as in history those regions[br]were controlled by the Mataram Sultanate

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which is a Javanese Kingdom.

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And... Yes, right.[br](probably talking to someone off-camera)

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Sundanese language also has its own[br]writing system.

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The one used today is derived[br]from old Sundanese.

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The old Sundanese writing system[br]was influenced by Pallava script from South India.

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This writing system was spread alongside[br]Hinduism.

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In this age, Sundanese faces some challenge.

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Less people use Sundanese especially[br]as its mother tongue.

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This is quite prevalent in large cities like Bandung, Bogor, Bekasi, and others.

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Sundanese people that lives in those regions now has Indonesian as its mother tongue.

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I suppose that is all I have to say.

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(arabic)[br]In God is success and guidance,

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(arabic)[br]Peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.