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How Indonesian and Makassar compare

Shared writing system

Indonesian and Makassar are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Indonesian and Makassar belong to the Austronesian language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Indonesian: Approximately 43 million native speakers, but over 200 million speakers as second language throughout Indonesia. Makassar: Approximately 2 million speakers.

Common Indonesian phrases in Makassar

Everyday phrases translated from Indonesian to Makassar — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Greetings: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
HaloHalo
Selamat pagiSalama' bari'basa'
Selamat siangSelamat siang
Selamat malamSalama bangngi
Selamat malamBangngi baji
Selamat tinggalPa'salama'
Sampai jumpa lagiSibuntulu sallang
Sampai jumpa besokSibuntulukki ammuko
Selamat datangSallang
Bagaimana kabarmu?Antekamma kabara?
Saya baik-baik saja, terima kasihInakke baji-bajikaji, tarima kasih
Semoga harimu menyenangkanAllo baji ngaseng

Courtesy

Courtesy: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
TolongTolong
Terima kasihTarima kasih
Terima kasih banyakTarima kasih sanna'
Sama-samaIkatte ni tarima
YaKamma
TidakTena
PermisiAmpunnai
Saya minta maafMaaf
Tidak masalahTena masalah
Tentu sajaTantu
SelamatSelamat
Semoga berhasilSukses baji'

Introductions

Introductions: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
Siapa namamu?Inai arennu?
Senang bertemu denganmuSannang nyawaku assibuntulu siagang ikatte
Dari mana asalmu?Battu kemaeko?
Berapa usiamu?Siapa umurunu?
Saya seorang pelajarInakke ana' guru
Saya di sini sedang berliburInakke anrinni ri wattu liburang
Saya di sini untuk bekerjaInakke anrinni anjama
Ini temankuAnne sahabakku

Numbers

Numbers: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
SatuSe're
DuaRua
TigaTallu
EmpatAppa
LimaLima
EnamAnnang
TujuhTuju
DelapanWalu
SembilanSalapang
SepuluhSampulo
SeratusSeratus
SeribuSisa'bu

Time and dates

Time and dates: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
Hari iniAnne alloa
BesokAmmuko
KemarinRiolo
SekarangKamma kammayya anne
NantiSallang
Jam berapa sekarang?Jammang siapa anne?
Di pagi hariRi bari'basaka
Di malam hariRi bangngia
SeninSenin
JumatJuma'
Minggu depanMinggu ri boko
Satu jamSe're jam

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
Dimana kamar mandinya?Kemae anjo kamara je'ne'a?
Dimana stasiun keretanya?Kemae anjo stasiun kereta api?
Dimana bandaranya?Kemae anjo bandara?
Bagaimana cara menuju ke sana?Antekamma bateku mange anjoreng?
Belok kiriBelok kiri
Belok kananBelok kanang
Jalan lurus ke depanAlampa mange ri dallekang
Itu sudah dekatAnjo ambani
Itu jauhAnjo bellai
Saya tersesatInakke tappela
Saya butuh taksiInakke parallui taksi
Dimana saya bisa membeli tiketnya?Kemae akkulle ammalli tiket?
Berapa harga tiketnya?Siapa ballinna anjo tiket?
Apakah aman untuk berjalan kaki?Maka aman ajjappa?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
Saya laparInakke cipuru
Saya hausInakke cipuru
Tolong, airEre, tolong
Tolong, meja untuk dua orangMeja untuk rua, tolong
Tolong, menunyaMenu, tolong
Apa yang Anda rekomendasikan?Apa nu sarankan?
Saya ingin iniInakke ero' anne
Ini enakAnjo sanna nyamanna
Tolong, tagihannyaTagihan, tolong
Saya tidak makan dagingInakke tena kukanre dageng
Saya memiliki alergi makananInakke nia alergi kanre
KopiKopi
TehTeh
RotiRoti

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
Berapa biayanya?Siapa ballinna anne?
Itu terlalu mahalAnjo sanna' ballinna
Apakah Anda menerima kartu kredit?Maka nu tarima kartu kredit?
Saya hanya melihatInakke anne ku cini'ji
Saya akan mengambilnyaInakke lakuallei
BukaBukai
TertutupNitutu
Pintu masukAntama
KeluarAssulu
Dimana pasarnya?Kemae anjo pasara?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
BantuanBantui
Hubungi dokterKioki dokter
Hubungi polisiKioki polisia
Saya butuh bantuanInakke parallui bantuang
Saya sakitInakke garring
Dimana rumah sakitnya?Kemae anjo balla garringa?
Dimana apoteknya?Kemae anjo apotek?
Sakit di siniAnne pa'risi'
Saya butuh dokterInakke parallui dokter
Apakah ada rumah sakit di dekat sini?Rie' balla' garring ri ampi'na?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Indonesian phrases and their Makassar translations
IndonesianMakassar
Apa anda bicara bahasa Inggris?Maka akkulleko a'bicara inggris?
Saya tidak mengertiInakke tena ku pahang
Saya mengertiInakke kupahangi
Tolong bicara perlahanTolong a'bicara lambat
Tolong ulangi ituKi ulangi anjo
Silakan tuliskanTulisiki anjo
Apa artinya ini?Apa battuanna anne?
Bagaimana kamu mengatakan ini?Antekamma batenu angkana anne?
Saya sedang belajarInakke appilajara
Saya berbicara sedikitInakke a'bicara sike'de'
Bisakah Anda membantu saya?Maka akkulleko ambantua?
Saya tidak tahuTena ku issengi

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Makassar Language

Geographical Distribution

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

Alphabet

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

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bcdgjklmnŋprstwy

Phonetics

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

Grammar and Syntax

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

Loanwords

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

Language Family

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

Writing Systems

Primarily Latin script today; Lontara script used historically.

Writing System History

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

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 2 million speakers.

About Indonesian Language

Geographical Distribution

Official language of Indonesia, spoken throughout the archipelago, with related varieties in Malaysia (Malay) and Brunei.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: 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

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh' or schwai - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features 6 vowel phonemes and 19 consonant phonemes, with relatively simple phonological system and no tones.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Isolating language with extensive use of affixes for word formation and minimal inflection.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and increasingly English due to historical contacts.

Language Family

Part of the Austronesian family, specifically the Malayo-Polynesian branch, closely related to Malay.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script exclusively in modern Indonesia.

Writing System History

Evolved from Malay written in Arabic script (Jawi), transitioned to Latin script during Dutch colonial period.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 43 million native speakers, but over 200 million speakers as second language throughout Indonesia.

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