Austronesian · ISO 639-3 mfp
Makassar Malay Language Melayu Makassar
Makassar Malay is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1.9 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Makassar Malay is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Makassar Malay
Language family
- Austronesian
- Malayo-Polynesian
- Malayo-Chamic
- Malayic
- Nuclear Malayic
- Vehicular Malay
- Makassar Malay
Writing system
Latin script
Related languages
About the Makassar Malay language
Makassar Malay (Melayu Makassar) is spoken by about 1.9 million people, which makes it the 325th most spoken language in the world — just behind Makasar (1.9 million) and ahead of Giryama (1.9 million). It belongs to the Austronesian language family and, more precisely, to the Vehicular Malay group within the Malayo-Chamic branch.
Where is Makassar Malay spoken?
Makassar Malay is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Indonesia (1.9 million).
Makassar Malay is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Makassar Malay is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Indonesian, Minangkabau, Betawi, Bukit Malay, Banjar, Pattani Malay and 2 more.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 mfp.
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.