Bugis

See also: bugis

English

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'.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbuːɡɪs/

Proper noun

Bugis

1. A member of a people of southern Sulawesi. [from 17th c.]
2. The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people. [from 19th c.]
3. A district in central Singapore, around a street of the same name.

Adjective

Bugis (comparative more Bugis, superlative most Bugis)

1. Pertaining to the Bugis or their language. [from 19th c.]
   • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 13:

     The tattered and browned cowhide Bugis map […] has place names in Bugis script and records sea depths.

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code bug (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Bugis, bug ⁠

Mandar

Etymology

Cognate with Makasar Bugisi', Toraja-Sa'dan Bugi', Buginese Ugi'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuɡis]

Adjective

Bugis (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨛ)

1. relating to the Buginese ethnic group or their language.

   Paqbasa Bugismoqo lao muaq sipauo, apaq andiang pai naissang maqbasa Mandar.

   Just speak Bugis when you talk to him, because he doesn't know how to speak Mandar yet.