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Bugis

Pronunciation: /ˈbuːɡɪs/

The English word “Bugis” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of a people of southern Sulawesi.

proper noun

  1. The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.

adjective

  1. Pertaining to the Bugis or their language.

Etymology

From Malay Bugis, from Makasar ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨗ (Bugisi'), probably from Proto-South Sulawesi **Bugis or Buginese ᨓᨘᨁᨗ (Wugi'), ᨕᨘᨁᨗ (Ugi'), ᨕᨚᨁᨗ (Ogi') (a self-designation). Cognate with Mandar Bugis, Toraja-Sa'dan Bugi'.

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