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How Malay and Makassar compare

Shared writing system

Malay 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 Malay 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

Malay: Approximately 290 million speakers, including those who speak Indonesian as a standardized form of Malay, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world. Makassar: Approximately 2 million speakers.

Common Malay phrases in Makassar

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

Greetings

Greetings: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
HelloHalo
Selamat pagiSalama' bari'basa'
Selamat petangSelamat siang
Selamat petangSalama bangngi
Selamat malamBangngi baji
Selamat tinggalPa'salama'
Jumpa lagi nantiSibuntulu sallang
Jumpa esokSibuntulukki ammuko
Selamat datangSallang
Apa khabarAntekamma kabara?
Saya sihat, terima kasihInakke baji-bajikaji, tarima kasih
Selamat hari rayaAllo baji ngaseng

Courtesy

Courtesy: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
TolonglahTolong
Terima kasihTarima kasih
Terima kasih banyak-banyakTarima kasih sanna'
Anda dialu-alukanIkatte ni tarima
YaKamma
TidakTena
Maafkan sayaAmpunnai
Saya minta maafMaaf
Tiada masalahTena masalah
Sudah tentuTantu
TahniahSelamat
Semoga berjayaSukses baji'

Introductions

Introductions: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
Siapa nama awakInai arennu?
Selamat berkenalanSannang nyawaku assibuntulu siagang ikatte
Awak dari mana?Battu kemaeko?
Berapa umur awak?Siapa umurunu?
Saya seorang pelajarInakke ana' guru
Saya di sini sedang bercutiInakke anrinni ri wattu liburang
Saya di sini untuk kerjaInakke anrinni anjama
Ini kawan sayaAnne sahabakku

Numbers

Numbers: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
SatuSe're
DuaRua
TigaTallu
EmpatAppa
LimaLima
EnamAnnang
TujuhTuju
LapanWalu
SembilanSalapang
SepuluhSampulo
SeratusSeratus
SeribuSisa'bu

Time and dates

Time and dates: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
Hari iniAnne alloa
EsokAmmuko
SemalamRiolo
SekarangKamma kammayya anne
NantiSallang
Pukul berapa sekarang?Jammang siapa anne?
Pada waktu pagiRi bari'basaka
Pada waktu petangRi bangngia
IsninSenin
JumaatJuma'
Minggu depanMinggu ri boko
Satu jamSe're jam

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
Di mana bilik air?Kemae anjo kamara je'ne'a?
Di manakah stesen kereta api?Kemae anjo stasiun kereta api?
Di manakah lapangan terbang?Kemae anjo bandara?
Bagaimana saya boleh ke sana?Antekamma bateku mange anjoreng?
Belok kiriBelok kiri
Belok kananBelok kanang
Terus ke hadapanAlampa mange ri dallekang
Ia dekatAnjo ambani
Ia jauhAnjo bellai
Saya sesatInakke tappela
Saya perlukan teksiInakke parallui taksi
Di mana saya boleh membeli tiket?Kemae akkulle ammalli tiket?
Berapa harga tiket?Siapa ballinna anjo tiket?
Adakah selamat untuk berjalan?Maka aman ajjappa?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
Saya laparInakke cipuru
Saya dahagaInakke cipuru
Air, tolongEre, tolong
Tolong satu meja untuk dua orangMeja untuk rua, tolong
Tolong menunyaMenu, tolong
Apa yang anda cadangkan?Apa nu sarankan?
Saya ingin iniInakke ero' anne
Memang sedapAnjo sanna nyamanna
Bil, tolongTagihan, tolong
Saya tidak makan dagingInakke tena kukanre dageng
Saya mempunyai alahan makananInakke nia alergi kanre
KopiKopi
TehTeh
RotiRoti

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
Berapa kos ini?Siapa ballinna anne?
Ia terlalu mahalAnjo sanna' ballinna
Adakah anda menerima kad kredit?Maka nu tarima kartu kredit?
Saya hanya melihatInakke anne ku cini'ji
Saya akan mengambilnyaInakke lakuallei
BukaBukai
TertutupNitutu
Pintu masukAntama
KeluarAssulu
Di manakah pasaran?Kemae anjo pasara?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
TolongBantui
Panggil doktorKioki dokter
Hubungi polisKioki polisia
Saya perlukan bantuanInakke parallui bantuang
Saya sakitInakke garring
Di mana hospital?Kemae anjo balla garringa?
Di mana farmasi?Kemae anjo apotek?
Sakit di siniAnne pa'risi'
Saya perlukan doktorInakke parallui dokter
Adakah terdapat hospital berdekatan?Rie' balla' garring ri ampi'na?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Malay phrases and their Makassar translations
MalayMakassar
Adakah anda bercakap bahasa Inggeris?Maka akkulleko a'bicara inggris?
Saya tak fahamInakke tena ku pahang
Saya fahamInakke kupahangi
Tolong cakap perlahan-lahanTolong a'bicara lambat
Tolong ulangi ituKi ulangi anjo
Sila tuliskannyaTulisiki anjo
Apakah maksud ini?Apa battuanna anne?
Bagaimana anda mengatakan ini?Antekamma batenu angkana anne?
Saya sedang belajarInakke appilajara
Saya bercakap sedikitInakke a'bicara sike'de'
Boleh awak tolong 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 Malay Language

Geographical Distribution

Widely spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian, which is a standardized dialect of Malay), Brunei, and Singapore. It also has speakers in southern Thailand, southern Philippines, and among some communities in Australia.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet primarily in Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. The letters used are 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

aeiou

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features a simple phonetic structure with a total of 20 phonemes. Vowel length can distinguish meanings.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) order is typical. Tense is not inflected but rather indicated by time adverbs or context.

Loanwords

Includes numerous loanwords from Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, and English, reflecting its historical and trading influences.

Language Family

Part of the Austronesian language family, within the Malayo-Polynesian branch.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used Jawi, an Arabic script, especially in religious contexts.

Writing System History

Transitioned from Jawi to Latin script during the 20th century, influenced by colonial and educational reforms.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 290 million speakers, including those who speak Indonesian as a standardized form of Malay, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world.

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