Makassarese language

Makasar
basa Mangkasaraʼ
ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ
𑻤𑻰𑻥𑻠𑻰𑻭
بَاسَ مَڠْكَاسَرَءْ
Mangkasaraʼ written in the Makasar script and Lontara script
Pronunciation[maŋˈkasaraʔ]
Native toIndonesia
RegionSouth Sulawesi (Sulawesi)
EthnicityMakassarese
Native speakers
2.1 million (2000 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Gowa
  • Turatea
  • Maros-Pangkep
Language codes
ISO 639-2mak
ISO 639-3mak
Glottologmaka1311
  Makassarese language
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Makassarese (basa Mangkasaraʼ, pronounced [basa maŋˈkasaraʔ]), 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, also known as Bugis. The areas where Makassarese is spoken include the Gowa, Sinjai, Maros, Takalar, Jeneponto, Bantaeng, Pangkajene and Islands, Bulukumba, and Selayar Islands Regencies, and Makassar. Within the Austronesian language family, Makassarese is part of the South Sulawesi language group, although its vocabulary is considered divergent compared to its closest relatives. In 2000, Makassarese had approximately 2.1 million native speakers.

  1. ^ Makasar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)