Ethnicity in Indonesia

Sundanese Ethnic

The Sundanese are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the western part of the Indonesian island of java. Ethnic Sundanese are the second largest ethnic group in Indonesia after ethnic Javanese. Sundanese ethnicity is known as the tatar pasundan covering the western part of java. Comes from the word sund or suddha in Sanskrit which means bright, white and shining. The majority of these ethnic are moslem, but there are also a small number of Christians, hindus and even wiwitan Sundanese. In Sundanese ethnic jaipong dance is very popular. When urban communities enjoy modern dance more, Sundanese ethnic communities hold a very strong culture that has been passed down from ancestors. This jaipong dance is often encountered during big events.

Sundanese ethnic or commonly called ‘urang sunda’ has unique habits, one of them uses an additional sentence of teh or mah in each sentence, like ‘saya mah asli sunda, orang tua mah asli sono’. One of Sundanese ethnic musical instruments is angklung. Angklung is a waditra tool or art made of special bamboo discovered by Mr. Daeng Sutigna around 1938. One of Sundanese food is peuyeum bandung. Peuyeum in Indonesian called tape. Peuyeum or tape is a typical food made from steamed cassava then cooled, then sprinkled with special yeast and fermented into tape. In Sundanese ethnic, known as pamali or prohibition. Pamali can be interpreted as abstinence from things that according to tradition should not be done intentionally. If this is done it will cause disasters or events that are not good for those who violate.

Urang Sunda