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Language code: mak

Technical information about ISO 639 language code mak

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The table below provides technical details for the Makasar language, designated by the mak code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

mak

Name

Makasar

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Gowa–TalloLakiung/TurateaMaros-PangkajeneJeneponto
Related languages
BugineseCoastal KonjoHighland KonjoSelayarBentong
Key facts
Historically written with the Lontara script, a Brahmic-derived writing systemPart of the South Sulawesi subgroup within the Austronesian language familyEmploys distinct speech levels that signal respect or intimacyFeatures a phonemic glottal stop and prenasalised consonants, but lacks the sounds /f/ and /v/Vocabulary includes many Malay and Arabic loanwords due to long-standing maritime trade and Islamic scholarship
Sample phrase

ᨑᨎᨚ, ᨕᨄ ᨀᨑᨙᨅᨅᨆᨘ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Makasar language, identified by the code mak, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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