Makasar Unicode Script
The Makasar script was used historically in South Sulawesi, Indonesia for writing basa mangkasara′ or Makasar, a Malayo-Polynesian language currently spoken by 2.1 million people. The script was maintained for official purposes in the kingdoms of Makasar in the 17th century. It was used for writing a number of historical accounts, such as the “Chronicles of Gowa and Tallo′”. Metal types for the script were developed in the 19th century. The script is known indigenously in the Makasar language as ukiri′ jangang-jangang or huruf jangang-jangang “bird letters” and in Bugis as uki′ manu′-manu′, which also means “bird letters”. It is referred to as “Old Makassarese” and “Makassarese bird script” in scholarly works written in English.
Below you will find all the characters that are in the 'Makasar' unicode script category. Currently there are 25 characters in this category.
