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Buginese

[ buhg-uh-neez, -nees ]

noun

, plural Bug·i·nese
  1. a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern part of Sulawesi.
  2. the Austronesian language spoken by these people.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Buginese1

< Dutch Boeginees (with -nees on the model of Balinees, Javanees, etc.) < Malay Bugis, probably originally the Makassarese name of this ethnic group

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Example Sentences

The commercial activity of the Buginese causes their language to be fairly widely spoken—little, however, by Europeans.

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