Austronesian language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Makasar
Bahasa Makassar
ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑBasa Mangkasaraʼ
Native to
Indonesia
Region
South Sulawesi (Sulawesi)
Ethnicity
Makassarese
Native speakers
2.1 million (2000 census)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
South Sulawesi
Makassaric
Makasar
Dialects
Gowa-Takalar (Lakiung)
Jeʼneʼponto (Turatea)
Marusuʼ-Pangkajeʼneʼ
Writing system
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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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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