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==Writing== {{main|Sundanese script}} The language has been written in different [[writing system]]s throughout history. The earliest attested documents of the Sundanese language were written in the [[Old Sundanese script]] ({{lang|id|Aksara Sunda Kuno}}). After the arrival of Islam, the [[Pegon script]] is also used, usually for religious purposes. The [[Latin script]] then began to be used after the arrival of Europeans. In modern times, most of Sundanese literature is written in Latin. Meanwhile, the regional governments of [[West Java]] and [[Banten]] have been actively promoting the use of Standard [[Sundanese script]] ({{lang|id|Aksara Sunda Baku}}) in public places and on road signs. Although Pegon script is now mostly used in [[pesantren]]s (Islamic boarding schools) and Sundanese Islamic literature,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9eou96EnD2gC&q=huruf+pegon+sunda&pg=PA375|title=Mengenang hidup orang lain: sejumlah obituari|last=Rosidi|first=Ajip|date=2010|publisher=Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia|isbn=9789799102225|language=id}}</ref> it can still occasionally be seen in public places and on road signs in certain areas, such as [[Lembang]] and [[Tasikmalaya]].<ref>{{cite web|language=id|access-date =2024-11-25|date=2015-08-15|url=https://travel.detik.com/cerita-perjalanan/d-5397801/bahasanya-sunda-tapi-tulisannya-arab|first=Fajr|last=Muchtar|publisher=Detik Travel|title=Bahasanya Sunda, Tapi Tulisannya Arab}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=id|access-date =2024-11-25|date=2023-04-17|url=https://mojok.co/terminal/tasikmalaya-tampil-beda-daerah-sunda-tapi-pakai-papan-nama-arab-pegon|first=Mohammad Ilham |last=Ramadhan|website=mojok.co|title=Tasikmalaya Tampil Beda: Daerah Sunda, tapi Pakai Papan Nama Aksara Jawa dan Arab Pegon. Kok Bisa?}}</ref>
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