Makassar people

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The native Makassar, Macassar, Makassarese, Makassan (in Thai), or Macassan (in Australian English), are one of the Austronesian people native to the southern Celebic peninsular regions (concentrated around the Makassar area) in Indonesia. The Makassar people are rich in culture and they are acknowledged for their traditional culinary and maritime knowledges, together with the Bugis, its closest related ethnic group. The Makassar people speak various Makassaric languages, including Standard Makassarese, as well as Standard Indonesian and Makassar Malay. The Phinisi, is a type of boat-building used for sailing boats in Indonesia. it is of Southern Sulawesi-origin, a joint invention of Bugis-Makassar people.It is internationally inscribed as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Makassar people are amongst the first native people who are endowed with the harvesting and processing knowledge of holothuroidea...

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