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The Lontara script ( ᨒᨚᨈᨑ ), [ a] also known as the Bugis script, Bugis-Makassar script, or Urupu Sulapa’ Eppa’ "four-cornered letters", is one of Indonesia 's traditional scripts developed in the South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi region. The script is primarily used to write the Buginese language, followed by Makassarese and Mandar.
Mandarese. Toraja. The Bugis people, also known as Buginese people, are an Austronesian ethnic group—the most numerous of the three major linguistic and ethnic groups of South Sulawesi (the others being Makassar and Toraja ), in the south-western province of Sulawesi, third-largest island of Indonesia.
According to a Buginese myth, the term Ugi is derived from the name to the first king of Cina, an ancient Bugis kingdom, La Sattumpugi. To Ugi basically means 'the followers of La Sattumpugi'. [ 2] Little is known about the early history of this language due to the lack of written records. The earliest written record of this language is Sureq ...
Origin myth. The Sunda Wiwitan belief contains the mythical origin of Sundanese people; Sang Hyang Kersa, the supreme divine being in ancient Sundanese belief created seven bataras (deities) in Sasaka Pusaka Buana (The Sacred Place on Earth). The oldest of these bataras is called Batara Cikal and is considered the ancestor of the Kanekes people.
The metallic green and brown insects are known to feed on more than 300 species of plants, including roses, ornamental trees and vegetables.
Bandung[ a] is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. [ 9] Located on the island of Java, Greater Bandung (Bandung Basin Metropolitan Area / BBMA) is the country's second-largest and second most populous metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants. [ 10][ 5] Situated 768 meters (2,520 feet) above sea level (the highest ...
July 12, 2024 at 4:28 AM. (Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog has started an informal review of the network sharing deal between TPG Telecom and Optus, owned by Singapore ...
The Bandung Metropolitan Area, officially called the Bandung Basin ( Sundanese: ᮎᮨᮊᮥᮍᮔ᮪ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, romanized: Cekungan Bandung ); [3] or Greater Bandung ( Bandung Raya ), is a metropolitan area surrounding the city of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. [4] It was home to over nine million people in mid 2023 and is composed of ...