Makassarese language
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Makassarese, sometimes called Makasar, Makassar, Macassar, or Macassan is a language of the Makassarese people, spoken in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It is a member of the South Sulawesi gro
Sample of a handwritten book, written in Makassarese using the Makasar script, of a diary of the Princes of the Sultanate of Gowa. The passimbang punctuation signs, typical of this script, are drawn and colored in red, as well as a few proper names and some inserts in Arabic.
Makassar people
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The native Makassar, Macassar, Makassarese, Makassan, or Macassan, are one of the Austronesian people native to the southern Celebic peninsular regions in Indonesia. The Makassar people are rich in cu
Makassarese language
…Serang script: بَاسَ مَڠْكَاسَرَءْ, pronounced ), sometimes called Makasar, Makassar, Macassar, or Macassan (Australian English) 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…
The native Makassar men performing Paraga in their traditional clothing.
A Makassar couple, European illustration from the 17th century
A female figure outlined in beeswax over painting of a white Macassan prau
A Makassar mosque in the colonial period, 1930s