Lontara

Lontara or lontaraq (ᨒᨚᨈᨑ) are Bugis-Makassar palm-leaf manuscripts that record knowledge on such topics as history, science, custom, and laws.[1] The term originates from the Javanese/Malay word lontar, which is the name of the palm tree Borassus flabellifer that provides the leaves used.

For the writing system, see Lontara script.
Lontara manuscript at the Balla Lompoa Museum

The types of lontara includes[2]

  1. attoriolong (bug) patturioloang (mak) – history
  2. bilang or kotika (bug-mak) – characteristics of each days of the week
  3. adeʼ (bug) or adaʼ (mak) – adat
  4. ulu ada (bug) or ulu kana (mak) – past treaties or texts between kingdoms or countries
  5. alopi-lopping (bug) – shipping adat
  6. pangoriseng (bug) or pannossorang (mak) – genealogies of the royals.

See also

References
  1. A. E., Fachruddin (1999). Ritumpanna Wélenrénngé: sebuah episoda sastra Bugis klasik Galigo. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia. p. 36. ISBN 9789794613184.
  2. Andi Zainal Abidin (October 1971). "Notes on the Lontara' as Historical Sources". Indonesia. Indonesia: Southeast Asia Program Publications at Cornell University. 12 (12): 159–172. doi:10.2307/3350664. hdl:1813/53521. JSTOR 3350664.


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