The Makassar languages are a group of Austronesian languages of the South Sulawesi subgroup, spoken in southern South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Makassarese, the most prominent member with over two million speakers centered on the city of Makassar, is joined by Bentong, Coastal Konjo, Highland Konjo and Selayar, though whether these count as separate languages or dialects of Makassarese remains disputed among linguists.
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Partially Attested
Speaker CountThe source gives over two million speakers for Makassarese alone, the most prominent member, so 2000000 is a lower bound for the whole group. RegionSouthern South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Makassar languages
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The Makassar languages are a group of languages spoken in the southern part of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, and make up one of the branches of the South Sulawesi subgroup in the Austronesian language family.
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The most prominent member of this group is Makassarese, with over two million speakers in the city of Makassar and neighboring areas.
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