Makassarese language
Austronesian language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Makassarese (basa Mangkasaraʼ or basa Mangkasarak), sometimes called Makasar, Makassar, or Macassar, is a language of the Makassarese people, spoken in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It is a member of the South Sulawesi group of the Austronesian language family, and thus closely related to, among others, Buginese.
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Makasar | |
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Bahasa Makassar | |
ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ Basa Mangkasaraʼ | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | South Sulawesi (Sulawesi) |
Ethnicity | Makassarese |
Native speakers | 2.1 million (2000 census)[1] |
Dialects |
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Lontara (present) Latin (present) Serang (Makassar Annals, religious purpose) Old Makassarese (historical) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | mak |
ISO 639-3 | mak |
Glottolog | maka1311 |
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