Makassarese

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Makassarese is an Austronesian language spoken in Southern Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is spoken by about 2 million people and uses the Lontara script, as well ast the Latin script.

Here are the numbers zero to ten written in Makassarese:

Number Latin Script Lontara Script IPA
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1 se’re ᨔᨙᨑᨙ /ˈsɛʔrɛ/
2 rua ᨑᨘᨕ /ˈrua/
3 tallu ᨈᨒᨘ /ˈtalːu/
4 appa' ᨕᨄ /apːaʔ/
5 lima ᨒᨗᨆ /ˈlima/
6 annang ᨕᨊ /ˈanːaŋ/
7 tuju ᨈᨘᨍᨘ /ˈtuɟu/
8 sagantuju ᨔᨁᨈᨘᨍᨘ /saɡanˈtuɟu/
9 salapang ᨔᨒᨄ /saˈlapaŋ/
10 sampulo ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ /samˈpulɔ/
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