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Bugis

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: bug

Population	3,500,000 in Indonesia (1991 SIL).
Region	Western coast of southeast Sulawesi in Kolaka, Wundulako, Rumbia, and Poleang districts. Also in major towns of Sulawesi. Large enclaves also in other provinces of Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Maluku, Papua, and Sumatra; coastal swamp areas such as Bulukumba, Luwu, Polewali in Polmas, Pasangkayu in Mamuju districts. Also in Malaysia (Sabah).
Language maps	Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 20 Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 20
Alternate names	Boegineesche, Boeginezen, Bugi, Buginese, De’, Rappang Buginese, Ugi
Dialects	Bone (Palakka, Dua Boccoe, Mare), Pangkep (Pangkajene), Camba, Sidrap (Sidenrang, Pinrang Utara, Alitta), Pasangkayu (Ugi Riawa), Sinjai (Enna, Palattae, Bulukumba), Soppeng (Kessi), Wajo, Barru (Pare-Pare, Nepo, Soppeng Riaja, Tompo, Tanete), Sawitto (Pinrang), Luwu (Luwu’, Bua Ponrang, Wara, Malangke-Ussu). Bone or Soppeng dialects are central.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Bugis
Language use	Vigorous. 500,000 L2 speakers. Most also use Indonesian [ind].
Language development	Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1900–1997.
Writing system	Buginese script. Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists: wet rice; famous as seafarers; merchants. Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Malaysia (Sabah)

Language name	Bugis
Alternate names	Buginese

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ABAS, Husen; GRIMES, Charles E., authors. 1995. "Bugis: introduction and wordlist."

FRIBERG, Barbara, author. 1991. "Ergativity, focus and verb morphology in several South Sulawesi languages."

FRIBERG, Barbara; FRIBERG, Timothy, authors. 1985. "Geografi dialek bahasa Bugis."

FRIBERG, Barbara; FRIBERG, Timothy, authors. 1988. "A dialect geography of Bugis."

VALKAMA, Kari, author. 1987. UNHAS-SIL sociolinguistic survey: Kabupatens Pinrang, Enrekang, Tana Toraja, Luwu and eastern part of Polewali Mamasa.