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  2. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    The river was originally named Bakká, "Bank River", and then a farm nearby was named Bakkárholt, "Bank River Hill". The river was then later renamed after the farm as Bakkárholtsá, which translates to "Bank River Hill River" [4] Most river names in the Sundanese portion of Indonesia start with the prefix ci-, which is Sundanese for "river

  3. List of rivers of Sudan - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of streams and rivers in Sudan, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article.

  4. Sundanese people - Wikipedia

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    Sundanese is also popularly known as cheerful and mercurial folks, as they love to joke and tease around. The wayang golek artform of Cepot, Dawala, and Gareng punakawan characters demonstrate the Sundanese quirky side. Some Sundanese might find art and culture as their passion and become artists, either in fine art, music or performing art.

  5. Baduy people - Wikipedia

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    As part of the Sundanese family, baduyut also bears the same meaning in Old and Modern Sundanese. It is likely that in ancient times, there was a river called Baduyut, as the term Cibaduyut ( ᮎᮤᮘᮓᮥᮚᮥᮒ᮪ ) itself literally means "Baduyut River" in the Sundanese language, thus it is possible that this tribe was named after the river.

  6. Citarum River - Wikipedia

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    The Citarum River (more correctly called the Tarum River, as the prefix "Ci" simply means "river") (Sundanese: Walungan Citarum) is the longest and largest river in West Java, Indonesia. [3] It is the third longest river in Java, after Bengawan Solo and Brantas. It plays an important role in the life of the people of West Java.

  7. Greater Sunda Islands - Wikipedia

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    The river basins lie in between the tropical rainforests and the coastline, acting as a pathway for trade and transport across the island. [ 16 ] Borneo is the northernmost island of the Greater Sundas (1º N, 115º E) [ 17 ] Although most of it is part of Indonesia (this part is known as Kalimantan), it also includes parts of Malaysia (Sabah ...

  8. List of river name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Shannon: Irish Sionann, name of a river goddess, Old Irish Sinann, from sen "old, ancient" [6] Siret: from ancient Thracian Seretos, probably from PIE *sreu = "to flow" Slaney: Irish meaning "river of health" Tay: Celtic river goddess Tawa (Tava, Tatha, "the silent one") [7] Tambre: From Tamaris with the same root that Tamar.

  9. Sunda - Wikipedia

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    Sunda Kelapa, is the old port of Jakarta located on the estuarine of Ciliwung River, the main port of the Sunda Kingdom Mount Sunda , an ancient extinct supervolcano once existed in Priangan highland during Pleistocene age, the predecessor of Tangkuban Perahu, Burangrang, and Bukit Tunggul volcanoes