[1] Just like Sundanese, Baduy based on linguistic typology is a language that sequences sentence structure elements of type subject–verb–object word order.

[a][failed verification] Some reference sources classify Baduy as part of Banten Sundanese dialect.

Ethnologue classifies Baduy as a language with level 6a which is categorized as vigorous (strong) on the EGIDS scale,[b] and its development shows a positive attitude.

However, for the phonemes /ə/, /o/, /ɨ/, and /i/ in Baduy there are variations in usage, such as in the words tolu, teulu and tilu 'three', euweuh and oweuh 'none', and enya and onya 'yes'.

In terms of accent or word pressure and intonation, the Baduy show a very prominent characteristic.

Changes lexical found between Baduy and Sundanese can be analyzed and grouped into several types of processes, some of which are in the form of vocabulary that can be found between the two languages such as for example beurat [bɤrat] 'heavy' with different variations such as abot [abot] in standard Sundanese and badot [badot] 'heavy' in Baduy language.