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Bugis
Also known as Buginese language, Bugisnese language, Bugis language, Buginese
South Sulawesi language predominantly spoken by the Bugis ethnic group
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The Bugis language is spoken primarily by the Bugis people, an ethnic group from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It represents an important part of the cultural heritage of this region and its speakers.
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- Image
- Bible printed in Buginese.jpg
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- Wikimedia language code
- bug
- native label
- basa Ogi
- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 500000
- P10369
- Vatican City
- Commons category
- Buginese language
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Buginese (/bʊɡɪˈniːz, -ɡə-/; Basa Ugi, Lontara script: ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ, Jawi-Serang script: بهاس بوڬيس/ بَاسَ أُوْڬِيْ, pronounced [basa.uɡi]), or simply Bugis, is an Austronesian language spoken by about 4 million people, mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the mother tongue of the Buginese people.
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