Life: Sundanese Ethnic

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SUNDANESE ETHNIC

Sundanese are the second-largest ethnic group in Indonesia after Javanese. Sundanese ethnic are an ethnic group originating from western of Java island. The vast majority live on Java island.

Most Sundanese Located

Sundanese language are bilingual, which they are speak both their native tongue, Sundanese and Indonesian language. Generally, Sundanese-people used their own language (Sunda language) while they are speak with family members and friends, but when in public, they used Indonesian. Sundanese extremely diverse with various regional dialects. All are divided into different levels of formality depending on the social status of the person being addressed. For example, when they are speak with their parents or older they used formality language, but when they're speak to their friends or younger they used daily language.
The majority religion of this ethnic is Muslim, although some Christian, Catholic, even Sunda wiwitan.
Sundanese people known as the polite and soft person. They speak softly, and politely when they are meet other people even tourist. Formal greetings are made by bowing the head and upper body. And there is also some unique handshake. The hands are held together in front of the chest with fingers outstretched, and the fingertips touch the tips of the other person fingers.
Kinship of Sundanese is bilateral, it's descent lines are traced through both father and mother. The smallest kin group is the nuclear family of parents and their children. Members of a nuclear family usually live in their own house.
There are some cultural relics exist in Sundanese, consist of clothing, food, traditional dance, traditional music instrument, etc. Traditional Sundanese clothing for women consist of a Kebaya and a Sarung. Sometime, the women used Blangkon (at her hair). Men also wear a Sarung but their not wear a Kebaya, men wear a long-sleeved Batik shirt.

Sundanese Traditional Clothing

Sundanese food known as one of ethnic with culinary wealth. Sundanese traditional foods are processed with tastes that are tasty and attractive. They are Soto Kuning Bogor, Cilok, Nasi Timbel, Empal Gentong, etc. It would be wasting time if tell all of foods in Sundanese.

Traditional food : Nasi Timbel

Traditional food : Empal Gentong

There is also traditional dance and music instrument. Generally, there is 9 traditional dance exist in Sundanese, they are Tari Topeng, Tari Merak, Tari Ketuk Tilu, Tari Wayang, Tari Jaipong, Tari Keurseus, Tari Buyung, Tari Ronggeng Bugis, and Tari Sampiung. Then music instrument. There are 5 popular music that still exist. They are Degung, Kecapi, Suling, Angklung, and Karinding.

Traditional Music Instrument : Angklung

Traditional Dance : Tari Jaipong

The reason I choose Sundanese ethnic is because Sundanese ethnic is so close with me. It because I live in West Java it seems that I should know and proud of my own culture based on where I lived. That's all Sundanese ethnic that I could give for all of you. Sorry for the incomplete information and may all of this information could give you more knowledge.