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Lontara or lontaraq () are Bugis-Makassar palm-leaf
Historical texts as social maps: Lontaraq bilang in early modern Makassar
Indonesian manuscripts {{Indonesia-stub
Lontara or lontaraq () are Bugis-Makassar palm-leaf manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in ...
s that record knowledge on such topics as history
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, science
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, custom
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Traditions, laws, and religion
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, and law
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s. The term originates from the Javanese/ Malay word ''lontar'', which is the name of the palm tree ''Borassus flabellifer
''Borassus flabellifer'', commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala or tal palm, toddy palm, wine palm or ice apple, is native to South Asia (especially in Bangladesh & South India) and Southeast Asia. It is reportedly naturalized in Socot ...
'' that provides the leaves used.
The types of lontara includes
# ''attoriolong'' ( bug) ''patturioloang'' ( mak) – history
# ''bilang'' or ''kotika'' ( bug- mak) – characteristics of each days of the week
# ''ade'' ( bug) or ''ada'' ( mak) – adat
# ''ulu ada'' ( bug) or ''ulu kana'' ( mak) – past treaties or texts between kingdoms or countries
# ''alopi-lopping'' ( bug) – shipping adat
# ''pangoriseng'' ( bug) or ''pannossorang'' ( mak) – genealogies of the royals.
See also
* Lontara script *Buginese language
Buginese or Bugis (Buginese: ) is a language spoken by about five million people mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
History
The word Buginese derives from the word '' Bugis'' in Malay. In Buginese, it is called while the B ...
References
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Historical texts as social maps: Lontaraq bilang in early modern Makassar
Indonesian manuscripts {{Indonesia-stub