Bugis; Buginese

Japanese: ブギス族 - ブギスぞく（英語表記）Bugis; Buginese

Inhabitants of the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The population is estimated at about 3.3 million. They speak an Austronesian language and have the same script as the Makassarese. Before the Dutch rule, the area was dominated by a number of small kingdoms, including the Boni Kingdom, which was influential among the Bugis and fought for a long time against the Makassarese Gowa Kingdom. On the other hand, they were active in trade and piracy for several centuries along with the Makassarese. In 1667, Makassar surrendered to the Dutch, and the Bugis migrated to various parts of the Malay Archipelago. Most of them converted to Islam, which was introduced in the early 17th century, but they also practiced ancestor worship from before that. A village is a collection of 10 to 200 houses, and the majority of the villagers are from a single kinship group, with the head of the group becoming the head of the village. In the past, there were divisions between nobles, commoners, and slaves. They live by agriculture, mainly rice farming, and fishing on the coast. Since ancient times, they have excelled in navigation and traded with the Philippines and throughout Indonesia. Marriage was usually by cousin, decided by the parents, and a bride price was required.

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Japanese:

インドネシアのスラウェシ島南部の住民。人口約 330万と推定される。オーストロネシア語族に属する言語を話し，マカッサル族と同形の文字をもつ。オランダ統治以前は，この地域はいくつもの小王国が支配しており，ブギス族のなかではボニ王国が勢力をもち，マカッサル族のゴワ王国と長い間争っていた。一方，マカッサル族とともに数世紀間，活発に交易と海賊を行なっていた。 1667年にマカッサル市がオランダに降伏して，ブギス族はマレー諸島の諸地域に移民した。宗教は 17世紀初めに入ったイスラム教に大部分が改宗しているが，それ以前からの祖先崇拝もある。集落は 10～200軒の家屋の集りで，村民の大多数は1つの親族集団から成り，集団の長が集落の長となる。かつては貴族，平民，奴隷の別があった。生業は稲作を中心とする農業で，海岸では漁業を営む。古くから航海術にすぐれ，フィリピン，全インドネシアで交易した。婚姻はいとこ婚が普通で，両親が決め，婚資を必要とする。

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