Bugis

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Austronesian people ethnic group

The Bugis are a seafaring Austronesian ethnic group from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known historically as skilled sailors, traders, and navigators.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bugis people	6
ade Bugis	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
diasporaCountry	Australia ⓘ Brunei Darussalam ⓘ surface form: Brunei Malaysia ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Singapore ⓘ
diasporaRegion	Kalimantan ⓘ Malay Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Malaya Peninsula Riau Islands ⓘ Sabah ⓘ Sarawak ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ
ethnologueCode	bug ⓘ
historicalPolity	Kingdom of Bone ⓘ Kingdom of Soppeng ⓘ Kingdom of Wajo ⓘ
historicalReputation	skilled navigators ⓘ skilled sailors ⓘ skilled traders ⓘ
ISO639-3Code	bug ⓘ
language	Buginese language ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily	Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
majorHomelandCity	Makassar ⓘ
majorHomelandRegion	Bone Regency ⓘ Wajo Regency ⓘ surface form: Soppeng Regency Wajo Regency ⓘ
primaryRegion	South Sulawesi ⓘ
recognizedGenderCategory	bissu ⓘ calabai ⓘ calalai ⓘ makkunrai (female) ⓘ oroané (male) ⓘ
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
traditionalBelief	Bugis indigenous religion ⓘ ancestor worship ⓘ bissu ritual tradition ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ
traditionalLaw	Bugis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ade Bugis
traditionalSocialClass	aristocracy ⓘ commoners ⓘ slaves ⓘ
traditionalVessel	lambo boat ⓘ pinisi ship ⓘ
writingSystem	Lontara script ⓘ