English Makasar Lexicon
English Makasar Lexicon

Author: Robert Goh

Publisher: Truth Limited

Published: 2018-03-19

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13:

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This English > Makasar lexicon is based on the 200+ language 8,000 entry World Languages Dictionary CD of 2007 which was subsequently lodged in national libraries across the world. The corresponding Chinese lexicon has a vocabulary of 2,429 characters, 95% of which are in the primary group of 3,500 general standard Chinese characters issued by China's Ministry of Education in 2013.

Makasar English Lexicon
Makasar English Lexicon

Author: Trebor Hog

Publisher: Truth Limited

Published: 2018-04-30

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13:

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This Makasar > English lexicon is based on the 200+ language 8,000 entry World Languages Dictionary CD of 2007 which was subsequently lodged in national libraries across the world. The corresponding Chinese lexicon has a vocabulary of 2,429 characters, 95% of which are in the primary group of 3,500 general standard Chinese characters issued by China's Ministry of Education in 2013.

A Grammar of Makasar
A Grammar of Makasar

Author: Anthony Jukes

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-12-02

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 9004412662

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The book describes the Makasar language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, drawing heavily on three centuries of literary sources. Makasarese is notable as head–marking and ergative/absolutive in alignment, and its large number of geminate and pre–glottalised consonants.

Lost Times and Untold Tales from the Malay World
Lost Times and Untold Tales from the Malay World

Author: Jan van der Putten

Publisher: NUS Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9789971694548

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This book brings together a group of international scholars, inspired by the scholarly perspective of Australian philologist Ian Proudfoot, who look at calendars and time, royal myths, colonial expeditions, printing, propaganda, theater, art, Islamic manuscripts, and many more aspects of Malayan history.

Macassan History and Heritage
Macassan History and Heritage

Author: Marshall Clark

Publisher: ANU E Press

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1922144975

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This book presents inter-disciplinary perspectives on the maritime journeys of the Macassan trepangers who sailed in fleets of wooden sailing vessels known as praus from the port city of Makassar in southern Sulawesi to the northern Australian coastline. These voyages date back to at least the 1700s and there is new evidence to suggest that the Macassan praus were visiting northern Australia even earlier. This book examines the Macassan journeys to and from Australia, their encounters with Indigenous communities in the north, as well as the ongoing social and cultural impact of these connections, both in Indonesia and Australia.

A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore
A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore

Author: Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-11-29

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 113701234X

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What role does race, geography, religion, orthography and nationalism play in the crafting of identities? What are the origins of Singlish? This book offers a thorough investigation of old and new identities in Asia's most global city, examined through the lens of language.

The Archaeology of Sulawesi
The Archaeology of Sulawesi

Author: Sue O'Connor

Publisher: ANU Press

Published: 2018-11-14

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1760462578

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The central Indonesian island of Sulawesi has recently been hitting headlines with respect to its archaeology. It contains some of the oldest directly dated rock art in the world, and some of the oldest evidence for a hominin presence beyond the southeastern limits of the Ice Age Asian continent. In this volume, scholars from Indonesia and Australia come together to present their research findings and views on a broad range of topics. From early periods, these include observations on Ice Age climate, life in caves and open sites, rock art, and the animals that humans exploited and lived alongside. The archaeology presented from later periods covers the rise of the Bugis kingdom, Chinese trade ceramics, and a range of site-based and regional topics from the Neolithic through to the arrival of Islam. This carefully edited volume is the first to be devoted entirely to the archaeology of the island of Sulawesi, and it lays down a baseline for significant future research. Peter Bellwood Emeritus Professor The Australian National University

A Chain of Kings
A Chain of Kings

Author: William P. Cummings

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 9004254005

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The chronicles of Gowa and Talloq are the most important historical sources for the study of pre-colonial Makassar. They have provided the basic framework and much of the information that we possess about the origins, growth, and expansion of Gowa during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. During this period Gowa and its close ally Talloq became the most powerful force in the eastern Indonesian archipelago, and historians have relied heavily on the chronicles to chart the developments of this period. Available for the first time in English translation, the two texts will offer historians and other scholars an invaluable foundation on which to base interpretations of this crucial place and time in Indonesian history. This volume is required reading for scholars of pre-modern Southeast Asia, including historians, linguists, anthropologists, and others.

Dictionary of Languages
Dictionary of Languages

Author: Andrew Dalby

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-10-28

Total Pages: 754

ISBN-13: 1408102145

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Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language with official status is included, as well as all those that have a written literature and 175 'minor' languages with special historical or anthropological interest. We see how, with the rapidly increasing uniformity of our culture as media's influence spreads, more languages have become extinct or are under threat of extinction. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts, while proverbs, anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique.