Sundanese People Research Articles

Integration Of Multicultural Values Based On Sundanese Local Wisdom (Silih Asah, Silih Asih, Silih Asuh) In History Learning In The Era Of Globalization

<p>The flow of golbalization which continues to experience development has changed the order of life of the people, which has made it increasingly lose our identity and the more fragile our spirit of diversity as a nation. Local wisdom is a characteristic of the nation that must be preserved. The integration of multicultural values based on local wisdom in historical learning in the era of a global perspective is how the role of a teacher in making students aware of tolerance, cooperation, love, respect, nationalism and so on, without leaving local wisdom values. exist in society. This study uses a qualitative method with a library research approach. The concept of silih asah, silih asih, silih asuh is a concept of harmony in Sundanese life. These three concepts are used as a philosophy of life that is adhered to by the majority of Sundanese people. Multicultural value education based on local wisdom from a global perspective, can be a means of cultivating and implementing good and correct character of the Indonesian nation by educating and teaching Sundanese local wisdom values (<em>silih asah, silih asih, silih asuh)</em>.</p>

Similarities in Pronunciation and Meaning of Local Languages and Arabic: Study Contrastive Linguistics of Sundanese Language and Impact on Learning Arabic

Purpose - This study aimed to reveal the Sunda language words originally from the Arabic in the Sundanese language dictionary of Raden Satdjadibrata. It because the entry and spread of the Arabic language in Indonesia were in line with the entry and spread of Islam in this country. And the entry of Islam carried some words that were not found by the Indonesians before, and it greatly affected their language. Especially, among the Sundanese who use Sunda’s language and most of them are Muslim.
 Design/methodology/approach - This study was carried out on the qualitative methods based on the theory of Miles and Huberman, with data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification.
 Findings - This study found 92 Sundanese absorption words in the letter M which came from Arabic, and from these words, we can group them into four groups. The first, and it is number 58 Sundanese words that their meaning wasn’t changed from the Arabic meaning. The second, and it's number 8 the words that extended in their meaning. The third, and it's number 13 the words that got narrow in their meaning. And the fourth, and it's number 13 are the words that changed completely their meaning.
 Originality/value – from a number of vocabularies found, can be used to facilitate learning Arabic for Sundanese people. so that it can help understand effectively and efficiently.
 Paper type – Concept Paper

BENTUK PENYAJIAN KESENIAN SINGA DEPOK DI DESA LINGGA KUAMANG DALAM ACARA KHITANAN

AbstractThis research aims to reveal the form of the art presentation of Singa Depok in circumcision event in the village of Lingga Kuamang. This research is a qualitative research using descriptive methods. The main instrument in this research was the researcher itself and was assisted by supporting instruments such as stationery and cameras. The data were collected through library study, observation, interview, and documentation. The data analysis was conducted by collecting the data, classifying the data, describing the data, and making conclusion. The results show that Singa Depok art is still performed as an entertainment in the circumcision event in the village of Lingga Kuamang, and Singa Depok show is not obliged to West Java or Sundanese people. As the time changes, Singa Depok has undergone changes in term of the songs played, lion Dolls used as the instrument, and players. Although the inhabitants in the village of Lingga Kuamang are diverse in tribes, it does not make this art disappear. It is due to the fact that the change of the song performed can still be enjoyed by the people watching it. In addition, Singa Depok art has its own characteristic. Thus, Singa Depok art is as an entertainment for the mind of circumcised children.Keywords: Presentation, Singa Depok Art, Circumcision

Folk name and lore of birds from the Sundanese of West Java, Indonesia: An ethno-ornithological survey

Abstract. Mulyanto D, Iskandar J, Madani A, Gunawan R, Partasasmita R. 2020. Folk name and lore of birds from the Sundanese of West Java, Indonesia: An ethno-ornithological survey. Biodiversitas 21: 4384-4395. Since last time, research on birds in West Java had been undertaken by ornithologists. The ethnoornithology research, however, has been rarely employed. The study aims were to account for vernacular or folk names, folk classification, and folkloric birds based on case of the mountain people of Keratasari, West Java, Indonesia. The method in this study was qualitative with the ethnoornithological approach. The field data were collected by focus group discussion and deep interviews with informants of 12 groups of independent village people of four villages of Kertasari sub-district. The naming of collected data was by systematic elicitation of names from pictorial representations of birds and organized here to facilitate analysis of various aspects of folk taxonomy about the scientific one. Folklore about birds that were collected in natural contexts is also included to indicate the birds' role and their names in symbolic processes that exceed the limits of literal reference. The result of the study showed that it was recorded 222 bird species, representing 170 vernacular names, 93 of them were recorded by Koningsberger (1901-1909). The taxonomic and folkloric mode of knowledge in this paper presents that birds play important roles in villagers' lives of Sundanese people, particularly in the study area. Generally, birds have been an important role in socio-cultural aspects, including in folklore of Sundanese people who reside in rural mountain areas of West Java.

Visual-Auditive Aspects of Lisung as a relic of Indigenous Community of Kasepuhan Ciptagelar

Lisung, the traditional rice pounder is a cultural product of paddy fields of Sundanese community in Indonesia. This research aims to describe the factual condition of visual-auditive aspects of lisung in Kasepuhan Ciptagelar, Banten South, West Java-Indonesia, based on the theory of sensory phenomena. The research focused on how the logic of relationship will built between the visual and auditive aspects of lisung. The relation between the two is suspected to be an aspects that constructed the meaning of lisung culture as the relic of the indigenous community of Kasepuhan Ciptagelar. The research was conducted using the ethnographic method with tracking strategy. The indigenous people of Kasepuhan Ciptagelar were determined as research subjects because they are a group of Sundanese people who still carry on the life of farming in the fields based on the their ancestral heritage called tatali paranti karuhun which are believed as mandatory to be carried out. Lisung is a paddy field cultural relic that accommodates the needs of their domestic rituals, festivals and domestic practices . The results of the research are (1) space as one of the elements of the visual aspects of lisung which results in the presence of new elements, the user element (women) (2) elaboration between the space element and the female element, forming the auditive aspect of lisung (3) visual aspects and auditive aspects of lisung is a unity Keywords : Visual-auditive aspects, Traditional rice pounder, Sensory phenomena, Indigenous community of Kasepuhan Ciptagelar, Paddy fields culture DOI : 10.7176/ADS/84-04 Publication date :August 31st 2020

Ngabungbang Ritual Culture in Peasant Communities

The purpose of this study is to explore the purpose of carrying out the rituals of ngabungbang and increase the local wisdom of Sundanese people, especially the people of Cihideung. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods, data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, document studies, literature studies, namely by investigating and covering the analysis and interpretation of data to conclusions based on research. Humans basically have bad traits which must be cleaned in order to bring kindness, peace and comfort to other beings. Cihideung residents believe that spirits and spirits who occupy their place can give good or bad. ngabungbang is silent outside the building by staying up all night especially in the sacred place of the full moon calendar which is usually done on the fourteenth of the month of mulud because in this month the birth of the prophet Muhammad SAW. the mosque. The mourning ritual is still carried on from generation to generation which mediates the people of Cihideung to rid themselves of bad traits, stay away from reinforcements in order to get good and be kept away from the ugliness that befalls them when living life, and respect their spirits with media used as media symbol in ritual. The media in this ritual are offerings for the karuhun which consist of: Gapar mulud, Gapar Kabulan, Nyimbel Red and white porridge, bitter coffee, brown sugar, milk, and clear water, salt, rice cone, rice and money.

Pelestarian Bahasa-Sastra Sunda oleh Paguyuban Sastrawati Sunda Patrem (1982-2018)

Paguyuban Sastrawati The Sunda Patrem Sastrawati is the organization of Sundanese female authors in West Java that was founded on November 4, 1982. Patrem is a Sundanese woman's hairpin used in ancient times. Patrem was then chosen as the name and symbol for the Sundanese literary organization, as well as linking it to the Patrem used by Princess Dyah Pitaloka in the Bubat War which became a symbol of the beauty and strength of Sundanese women. The special characteristic of the Sunda Patrem Sastrawati Circle of Friends is to use Sundanese as the identity of the organization, and to maintain the customs and beliefs of the Sundanese people as Sundanese identity, so the writer is interested in studying the role played by the Sunda Patrem Circle. The purpose of this study is to reveal the role of Sundanese women as writers who contribute in realizing the development of the Indonesian Nation. This research was conducted using the Historical Research Methods (Heuristics, Criticism, Interpretation, and Historiography) with a social and cultural science approach. The Sastrawati Sunda Patrem Circle through its work program has helped the success of the Indonesian government and community program in National Development in the Regional Culture, especially the Sunda Region.

CREATIVITY OF LANGUAGE, LEXICAL RELATIONS, AND CULTURAL VALUES: SUNDANESE HILARIOUS PUNS IN BRILIO.NET

Purpose of the study: The objective is to be studied is the use of Sundanese language with the opposite meaning, cause-effect, comparison, and extension of meaning. The use of the Sundanese language contains cultural values of humility, advice/invitations, and friendliness. Cultural values ​​become the personality of the Sundanese brand adapted to the development of technology to make the speech products of the author also discuss local and global values.
 Methodology: This study seeks to analyze language creativity with local Sundanese nuances that follow global progress. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The data source from 100 Sundanese hilarious puns found in brilio.net. The descriptive method was used in several stages, namely data collection, data analysis, and data presentation.
 Main Findings: This research shows that Sundanese hilarious puns found in brilio.net use language creativity which contains 35% expansion of meaning (polysemy), opposite meaning (20%), cause-effect (25%), and comparison (20%). The dominant cultural values are friendliness by 52.5% others are humility (20%) and advice (27.5%). They reflect the habits of Sundanese people who like to joke and empower technological advances so that the creativity of the language produced further reflects today's digital development.
 Applications of this study: This research is used as a tool or model in understanding and interpreting language creativity in terms of contrastive meaning, cause-effect, comparison, the extension of meaning and values, i.e.: humility, advice, and friendliness in Sundanese hilarious puns.
 Novelty/Originality of this study: Sundanese hilarious puns show that language creativity not only empowers the play of words, but also the cultural values that become the tradition of Sundanese people, namely the traditions of Sundanese who like to joke (ngabodor). Cultural and lexical relationships are combined and produce funny speech following the development of typical Sundanese technology. Sundanese culture and language will persist if Sundanese people always use and maintain them, one of which is by creating hilarious Sundanese puns that follows technological advances, such as those found in Sundanese hilarious puns in brilio.net.

Differentiation of Traditional Frozen Food of Uli Ketan by Addition of Kidney Beans and Oyster Mushroom Filling

This research aims to make a variant of Uli Ketan- Indonesian traditional sticky rice. Fried Uli ketan becomes one of Indonesian famous traditional foods especially in West Java known as “Ulen”. Commonly, Sundanese people made Uli from some ingredients such as glutinous rice, coconut, and water. However, in this study, the authors tried to remake the ingredients by adding red kidney beans and oyster mushroom as its filling. Based on a survey, Uli ketan is still familiar among community although 66,8% of the respondents said that they were bored with the taste and display of traditional Uli. If this condition is not taken into account, probably Uli Ketan will not sustain within the community. Thus, modification is needed to develop its flavor and shape in order to make the food more interesting. As result of a survey conducted by the authors show that 97,1% of respondents agreed that Uli Ketan should be more varied in terms of flavor and shape. Based on primary data, the authors combined the taste of traditional Uli Ketan with a new taste and made it into a fresh shape which are more desired by consumers. Nevertheless, the author maintained the same nutrient value of fiber and protein in the product and authenticity in the making process. This research applied experimental method by finding the best recipe formula through using testing product quality according to Marsum (2005). At the last, to keep the product storage longer, it was packaged by using freezing method.

THE ARABIC CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND PEOPLE IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF SUNDANESE COMMUNITY (CASE STUDY OF CIBIUK VILLAGE/DISTRICT COMMUNITY OF GARUT REGENCY)

Purpose: This research is aimed to analyse the understanding of Sundanese people about Arabic culture, language, and people. The research was focused on Cibiuk Village/District, Garut Regency.
 Methodology: This district was chosen as it is one of the Islamic bases in West Java Province. In this research, the researchers employed a descriptive-analytics method.
 Main Findings: The results showed that the comprehension of the Sundanese people towards the Arabic culture, language, and people were elementary and only limited to Islam-related. Consequently, there was a mixed understanding of the three aspects. As a recommendation, certain efforts are necessary to improve their understanding of the Arabic culture, language, and people. Additionally, it was also discovered that the varied understanding could be observed from the aspects of historical distribution – which led to the indigenisation of Islam in Nusantara.
 Limitations/ Applications: This situation occurred after going through sociological, cultural, and theological stages. When the religion entered and spread in Java, it was not in space since the Javanese had established its values, norms, and traditions.
 Novelty/Originality of this study: The mixed understanding between elements of Arab and Islamic culture in Sundanese people can be observed from the historical aspects of the spread - which prompted the indigenisation of Islam in the archipelago. Owing to the elementary understanding of Arabic teachings in Sundanese people this study suggested that certain efforts are required to improve their understanding of the Arabic culture, language, and people.

LEXICON BORROWINGS FROM ARABIC IN SUNDANESE SPEECH LEVEL SYSTEM

Purpose of the study: This article examines a lexicon of Arabic borrowings used in the Sundanese speech level system. A lexicon of borrowed words refers to a lexicon of Arabic loanwords that are used across different speech level codes. A lexicon of borrowings consists of words from a donor language that have been adopted into a recipient language for certain purposes. Methodology: In this descriptive and qualitative research, the data were collected utilizing the observation method and recording technique. The data for this descriptive-qualitative research were collected using observing the use of words prescribed in a Sundanese dictionary namely Kamus Undak Usuk Basa Sunda (Dictionary of Sundanese Speech Level) by Tamsyah, published in 2015 and Kamus Etimologi Basa Sunda (Dictionary of Sundanese Etymology) also by Tamsyah, published in 2017. The data were analyzed by using an identical method and a lexico-semantic approach. The sources of the data were chosen as data source samples by taking into account the availability of the data required in them. Main Findings: The findings of the research study reveals that a lexicon of nineteen words borrowed from Arabic commonly used in coarse, middle, and refined codes, with coarse usage predominating. While some of these words retain a similar form to that of the original Arabic, others have transformed. The nineteen words are as follows: asal, makam, berekah, Abdi, alim, udur, hed, Kabar, hawatir, maksud, maot, mayit, lahir, saum, sabab, salat, sunatan, surat, and umur. Applications of the study: Introduction of Arabic lexicon to the Sundanese speech system occurred through a process of the loan. While some of these words retain a similar form to that of the original Arabic, others have transformed. It is a transformation that causes the words to be used in different codes in the Sundanese speech level system. Novelty/Originality of the study: In Sundanese, speech level is considered a sociolinguistic innovation. Both the written and spoken forms of the language, together with all their variations and functions, are vital amidst the daily dynamics of the Sundanese people’s life. Hence, this article discusses the use of the lexicon of Arabic borrowings across different codes of the Sundanese speech level system. The current study is novel as it’s the first study that compares the Arabic and Sundanese language and found out the words that are originated from Arabic.

Pre-service elementary teachers: analysis of the disposition of mathematical modeling in ethno mathematics learning

Cultural disappearance in the social order is one of the concerns in Indonesia nowadays, one of which is Sundanese culture. In addition, the crash of globalization also requires people to be inspired by learning many aspects away from their own culture. This paper aims at increasing the position of ethnomathematics learning in attractive the disposition modeling of mathematics while maintaining the traditional culture. This quantitative study applied the Rasch Wins Step Model to survey 90 elementary school teacher education students as the respondents in which they were grouped based on educational background, namely science or non-science, and cultural background, and by Sundanese and non-Sundanese cultures, based on educational background, 59 respondents were the students of natural science class, and 31 respondents were not the students of natural science class and consisting of 42 Sundanese people and 48 non-Sundanese people. The data were gathered by means of questionnaires regarding mathematics modeling disposition. The consequences exposed that most students decided to increase mathematics modeling disposition with ethnomathematics learning because student curiosity increases the understanding of Sundanese culture in learning mathematics. The more ordinary science and Sundanese origin support ethnomathematics learning compared to non-science and non-Sundanese mathematics modeling disposition. Mathematical modeling activities will be more meaningful for students if they use culture.

Adaptation Of Non-Sundanese Reporters In Collecting News In Bandung City

The adaptation of non-Sundanese reporters is the object of this study; the aim is to find out the views of non-Sundanese journalists on Sundanese society in the city of Bandung, the self-concept owned by non-Sundanese journalists and how the adaptation of non-Sundanese journalists in gathering news. The methodology used is phenomenology with symbolic interaction theory. This study uses a qualitative approach: observation techniques, in-depth interviews do the process of data collection. The results showed that Non-Sundanese Journalists in Bandung City, most of the opinion. Sundanese people have a positive nature and easy to accept other people from outside the region who have cultural differences. For non-Sundanese journalists, when carrying out their profession as a journalist, they should have advantages compared to indigenous journalists so that they can survive in carrying out their duties in gathering news. Having education that is directed and professional in their fields, is capital in carrying out their profession so that they will become journalists who are expected and needed by others, wherever they are. Non-Sundanese journalists are expected to be able to adapt or adjust to the perceived differences in gathering news, especially from cultural and linguistic differences, so that enormous courage and patience are needed.

ANALISIS KEPATUHAN TERHADAP PRINSIP KERJA SAMA GRICE DALAM KOMIK SUNDA SI MAMIH AN ANALYSIS OF GRICE’S COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE IN SUNDANESE’S COMIC “SI MAMIH”

<p><em>Si Mamih is a Sundanese comic character created by the cartoonist Edyana Latief. This obese female cartoon character, identical with black spotted shirt and crested hair, may deliver a comical communication that brings smiles and laughs as the Sundanese people character’s assertion that are fond of humor. Evidently, in delivering her humor, Si Mamih does not always disobey the cooperative principle. There is obedience toward Grice’s theory performed by Si Mamih. This obedience can be observed in maxims of quality, quantity, relevance and manner. The obedience of Si Mamih toward the cooperative principle is intentionally performed by its cartoonist creator as a uniqueness of delivering creativity and imagination which bring smiles and laughs.</em></p>

Aplikasi Media Pembelajaran Aksara Sunda Berbasis Android

The Sundanese script is the work of orthography of Sundanese people since around the 5th century AD until today. However, the lack of interesting and motivating media to learn scripts, both printed and electronic, makes the Sundanese script endangered. With the rapid development of technology and the era of digitalization as today, most Indonesian people have smartphones with Android operating systems that are easy to carry anywhere. Android is not only used as a communication and entertainment tool, but also as a method that can be developed as a learning medium that can convey learning material textually, and audio-visually. The purpose of this research is to design an easy-to-use Sundanese script learning media application and to implement an Android-based Sundanese script learning media application so that the public is interested in learning Sundanese script. The method used for application development is MDLC (Multimedia Development Life Cycle) multimedia application in education which consists of 6 stages, including Concept, Design, Material Collecting, Assembly, Testing and Distribution. The result obtained from this study is the Android-based application of Sundanese script learning media. The application has been tested with alpha test and from the results of the test, it can be concluded that the public can easily learn the Sundanese script with an attractive appearance because this application is equipped with audio pronunciation of the Sundanese script.

Islam dan Panorama Keagamaan Masyarakat Tatar Sunda

This article uses the terms “Tatar Sunda” to refer geographically to a region that stretches from the Sunda Strait (Selat Sunda/Ujung Kulon) to some of the Central Javanese territorries bordering with Cipamali/Kalipamali in Brebes in the Central Java and Kali Serayu in South of Central Java next to Cilacap. This paper argues that the religious life in the Sundanese Tatar historically and culturally took place peacefully. This paper bases this argument on the Sundanese manuscripts saying that the Hinduization process in the Tatar Sunda was mostly derived from the Hindu kingdoms’ elites in the Tatar Sunda. In contrast, the process of Islamization in the Tatar Sunda was instigated from the lower classes (ordinary people). Meanwhile, some of these elites and some of the Sundanese people were able to welcome and accept Islam. Moreover, some of these Hindu elites were voluntarily converted to Islam.

Transformation Tradition: Incorporating Technology and Local Culture in Sundanese Script

The Sundanese script has a philosophy of life for the Sundanese people, this script is a system for writing Sundanese. The traditional writing system in Sundanese began in the 14th century to the 19th century. This article will discuss the role of digital technology in creating the Sundanese script, using ATUMICS method, ATUMICS is an acronym for Artifact, Technique, Utility, Material, Icon, Concept and Shape. The ATUMICS approach is carried out to review the transformation of tradition in the Sundanese script. The ancient Sundanese script and the modern Sundanese script will be compared with ATUMICS approach. the results of this study were to determine the change or transformation of tradition in the Sundanese script. Transforming tradition is a way to create a new product derived from traditions, with adjustments to the six elements contained in the ATUMICS theory. Transformation of tradition is an effort to maintain tradition in the modern era which is adjusted to the times.

Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia

Abstract. Permana S, Partasasmita R, Iskandar J, Rohmatullayaly EN, Iskandar BS, Malone N. 2020. Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 521-529. In the past, rural Sundanese people’s interactions with wild animals, including nonhuman primates (hereafter ‘primates’), is influenced by traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with foundations in various myths and beliefs. Today, because of environmental changes, development of a market economy, cultural change, and the enhancement of agricultural technology, the beliefs and practices associated with TEK have eroded. We aim to describe the present perceptions of primates by the Sundanese people of Ujungjaya Village, Sumur Subdistrict, Ujung Kulon, Banten Province, and demonstrate how these myths and beliefs manifest in behavior towards primates. We use qualitative methods based on an ethnobiological approach to gain insight into people’s perceptions of their natural surroundings. Our results show that the people of Ujungjaya still maintain deep perceptions that are manifested in stories, songs, poems, spells, and invocations that prohibit the killing of primates. However, on their own, these manifestations are insufficient to protect primates from harm as the penetration of market economies and the fragmentation of habitats create the conditions for increased human-primate conflict. Indeed, the people of Ujungjaya sometimes hunt and capture primates for consumption, trading, and medicinal use. As such, laws and regulations designed to promote conservation are insufficient without an understanding of the cultural and socio-economic aspects of people’s lives.

Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia

Abstract. Permana S, Partasasmita R, Iskandar J, Rohmatullayaly EN, Iskandar BS, Malone N. 2020. Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 521-529. In the past, rural Sundanese people’s interactions with wild animals, including nonhuman primates (hereafter ‘primates’), is influenced by traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with foundations in various myths and beliefs. Today, because of environmental changes, development of a market economy, cultural change, and the enhancement of agricultural technology, the beliefs and practices associated with TEK have eroded. We aim to describe the present perceptions of primates by the Sundanese people of Ujungjaya Village, Sumur Subdistrict, Ujung Kulon, Banten Province, and demonstrate how these myths and beliefs manifest in behavior towards primates. We use qualitative methods based on an ethnobiological approach to gain insight into people’s perceptions of their natural surroundings. Our results show that the people of Ujungjaya still maintain deep perceptions that are manifested in stories, songs, poems, spells, and invocations that prohibit the killing of primates. However, on their own, these manifestations are insufficient to protect primates from harm as the penetration of market economies and the fragmentation of habitats create the conditions for increased human-primate conflict. Indeed, the people of Ujungjaya sometimes hunt and capture primates for consumption, trading, and medicinal use. As such, laws and regulations designed to promote conservation are insufficient without an understanding of the cultural and socio-economic aspects of people’s lives.

A Corpus-based Study of the Stereotypical Construction of Sundanese People

This article uses corpus linguistics methods and theories to study how the Sundanese depicted as people with courteous characters in a 2.9 million-word corpus of <i>Manglé</i>, a Sundanese magazine, published between 1958 and 2013. The study examines the usage patterns of Sundanese words denoting ‘courtesy’ and ‘discourtesy’ in the corpus by employing a mixed-method research design. Using the corpus software WordSmith Tools, the analysis of word frequency found that the courtesy category is lexically more diverse, i.e., containing more lexical units, than the discourtesy category. Besides, the courtesy lexemes are more frequently used than the discourtesy lexemes. Based on collocation analysis, the top three most frequent words signifying courtesy, i.e., SOMÉAH ‘nice and welcome’, MARAHMAY ‘cheerful’, and DARÉHDÉH ‘pleasant and friendly’, have the semantic preference of friendliness; social actions, states, and processes; and people. On the other hand, the semantic preference of the top three most frequent words signifying discourtesy, i.e., BAEUD ‘sullen’, JAMEDUD ‘surly’, and KURAWEUD ‘surly’, is predominantly unfriendly traits. The analyses demonstrate that Sundanese people in the corpus of <i>Manglé</i> are constructed as a friendly community portrayed to have some personality traits such as favorable, friendly, and welcoming, particularly to visitors and strangers. The result seemingly constructs the stereotype of the Sundanese ethnic group that is commonly known among the other ethnic groups in Indonesia as respectful and friendly people.