Makasar script

Historical Indonesian writing system Makasar ScriptJangang-jangang𑻪𑻢𑻪𑻢Script type Abugida Period17th–19th century ADDirectionLeft-to-right LanguagesMakassarese languageRelated scriptsParent systemsEgyptian hieroglyphsPhoenicianAramaicBrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaKawiMakasar ScriptSister systemsBalinese Batak Baybayin scriptsJavanese Lontara Old SundaneseRencong RejangISO 15924ISO 15924Maka (366), ​MakasarUnicodeUnicode aliasMakasarUnicode rangeU+11EE0–U+11EFF This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. The Makasar script, also known as Ukiri' Jangang-jangang (bird's script) or Old Makasar script, is a historical Indonesian writing system that was used in South Sulawesi to write the Makassarese language between the 17th and 19th centuries until it was supplanted by the Lontara Bugis script. The Makasar script is an abugida which consists of 18 basic characters. Like other Brahmic scripts, each letter represents a syllable with an inherent vowel /a/, which can be change