Makassarese

Ma·kas·sar·ese

[muh-kas-uh-reez, -rees]
noun, plural Ma·kas·sar·ese for 1.
1.
a member of a Muslim people of southwestern Sulawesi, near Ujung Pandang, closely related to the Buginese.
2.
the Austronesian language of the Makassarese.
Also, Macassarese, Ma·kas·ar·ese.
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