Makassar

Summary

Makassar is a natural language^[1]. Makassar draws 332 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #251 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Makassar is in the country of Indonesia^[3].
• Makassar's instance of is recorded as natural language^[4].
• Makassar's instance of is recorded as modern language^[5].
• Makassar's instance of is recorded as language^[6].
• Makassar is a type of Makassaric^[7].
• Makassar's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[8].
• Makassar's writing system is recorded as Makasar script^[9].
• Makassar's writing system is recorded as Lontara^[10].
• Makassar's writing system is recorded as Jawi^[11].
• Makassar's Commons category is recorded as Makassar language^[12].
• Makassar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -5.65, 'lon': 119.83333333333333}^[13].
• Makassar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Makassar language^[14].
• Makassar's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+1600000'}^[15].
• Makassar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mak', 'text': 'Basa Mangkasaraʼ'}^[16].
• Makassar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mak', 'text': 'ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ'}^[17].
• Makassar's indigenous to is recorded as Sulawesi^[18].
• Makassar's indigenous to is recorded as South Sulawesi^[19].
• Makassar's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/MAK^[20].
• Makassar's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 6b Threatened^[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[4], modern language^[5], and language^[6]. Makassar is a type of Makassaric^[7].

Why It Matters

Makassar draws 332 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #251 of 734).^[2] Makassar has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] Makassar is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]