Buginese
[ buhg-uh-neez, -nees ]
/ ˌbʌg əˈniz, -ˈnis /
noun, plural Bug·i·nese for 1.
a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern part of Sulawesi.
the Austronesian language spoken by these people.
Origin of Buginese
< Dutch
Boeginees (with
-nees on the model of
Balinees, Javanees, etc.) < Malay
Bugis, probably orig. the Makassarese name of this ethnic group
Example sentences from the Web for buginese
The commercial activity of the Buginese causes their language to be fairly widely spoken—little, however, by Europeans.