Buginese language
Buginese (ISO 639-3 code bug) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia. It has about 5,000,000 speakers.
Buginese dictionary: 90 entries on Glottosphere. Open the Buginese dictionary
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | bug |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | bugi1244 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Indonesia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 5,000,000 |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
- Balinese3,300,000 speakers
- Sasak2,600,000 speakers
- Uab Meto700,000 speakers
- Batak Karo570,000 speakers
- Bima500,000 speakers
- Wejewa240,000 speakers
- Sabu100,000 speakers
- Saluan74,000 speakers
- Kemak72,000 speakers
More about Buginese
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.