English to Makassar Translator

Spoken in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia, especially around the city of Makassar.

Uses the Latin alphabet. Historically also written using the Lontara script.

Non-tonal; includes glottal stops and prenasalized consonants. Vowel length and consonant clusters affect meaning.

Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Uses affixes extensively to denote tense, aspect, and focus.

Includes borrowings from Malay/Indonesian, Arabic, Portuguese, and Dutch.

Austronesian family, Malayo-Polynesian branch, South Sulawesi subgroup.

Primarily Latin script today; Lontara script used historically.

Traditionally written in Lontara, a Brahmic-derived script, until Dutch colonization introduced Latin script.

Approximately 2 million speakers.

English is a global language, spoken as a first language in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is also widely used as a second language worldwide.

Uses the Latin alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Features a complex phonetic system with significant variations in accent and pronunciation across different regions. Includes around 44 phonemes in Received Pronunciation and diphthongs and triphthongs.

Typically follows a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Known for its relatively flexible syntax and extensive use of auxiliary verbs.

English vocabulary includes a vast number of loanwords from Latin, French, Norse, and many other languages, reflecting its historical development and adaptability.

Part of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.

Currently uses the Latin script, with a history of using other scripts such as Old English runes and the Anglo-Saxon futhorc

The Latin script was adopted during the medieval period, replacing the earlier runic alphabets used by Anglo-Saxon settlers.

Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, with around 360 million native speakers.