Buginese
[ buhg-uh-neez, -nees ]
/ ˌbʌg əˈniz, -ˈnis /
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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.
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Origin of Buginese
<Dutch Boeginees (with -nees on the model of Balinees, Javanees, etc.) <Malay Bugis, probably originally the Makassarese name of this ethnic group
Words nearby Buginese
buggery, Buggin's turn, buggy, bughouse, Bughouse Square, Buginese, bug-juice, bugle, bugleweed, bug light, bugloss
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How to use Buginese in a sentence
The commercial activity of the Buginese causes their language to be fairly widely spoken—little, however, by Europeans.