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Buginese

Buginese is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Scripture in Buginese

A complete Bible is reported in Buginese.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Buginese is spoken

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore

See Buginese on the language map

About Buginese

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
bug
Glottocode
bugi1244
Also known as
Bugis · Bugis: Enrekang

Dialects and varieties 15

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Buginese as a whole.

  • Bugis: BarruNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: BoneNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: CambaNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: DuriNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: EnrekangNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: LuwuNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: MakasarNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: MandarNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: PangkepNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: PasangkayuNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: SawittoNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: SidrapNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: SinjaiNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: SoppengNo known Scripture
  • Bugis: WajoNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.