Lontara (Buginese)

Script of the Bugis and Makassar peoples of Sulawesi, Indonesia. "Lontara" means palm-leaf manuscript — the medium on which traditional navigation logs and dynastic chronicles were inscribed. The sailing records of 17th–18th century Bugis navigators traversing all of Southeast Asia are preserved in this script. Now included in Indonesian educational curricula, it continues to be used in Sulawesi for traditional wedding vows, genealogies, and ritual documents.