Mangkasar

Proper spelling of Maca ar . This Malayan language is spoken in the S. peninsula, viz., in the capital of Celebes and its environs; in Tallo, Gowa, Saurabone, Takalar, Turuteya, Bouthain, and part of Bulecomba. It is nearly allied to Bugis , which is spoken in Maros, Pangkajene, Segéri, Tanette, Barru, the Aja Tap parang, the remaining part of Bulecomba, Boui, Soppeng, Waju, and Luwu. ⁂ The grammatical structure and syntax are alike in Bugis and Mangkasar, though the difference of words is considerable, and the alphabet is the same in the main, with slight modifications, but not sufficient to justify the a ertion of Mr. Wallace (“Malay. Archip.,” vol. ii., p. 472) that Bugis is written in a native character distinct from that of Maca ar. There still exist some ancient MSS., written in an older alphabet, now quite obsolete. See “Mak a a arc he Spraak-Kunst,” by Matthes, Amsterdam, 1858; “Woordenbock,” 1859: “Chrestomathie,” 1860.     P. J. V.