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

The types of lontara includes

1. attoriolong (bug) patturioloang (mak) – history

2. bilang or kotika (bug-mak) – characteristics of each day of the week

3. ade (bug) or ada (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

• Lontara script

• Buginese language

References

External links

• Historical texts as social maps: Lontaraq bilang in early modern Makassar