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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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Wikimedia language code: bug
native label: basa Ogi
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 500000
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/BUG
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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