So, my dad is Bugis and can speak the language but I grew up in Malaysia, speaking English and Malay. I knew some rudimentary phrases and words (mostly forgotten) but my dad avoided actively teaching me despite having asked him a number of times. Now in my 30s, I have a desire to learn it or at least become reacquainted with it.
One thing I noticed from the Latin transliteration is that its very difficult to convey how the words actually sound with the letters alone. For example, the pronunciation for mega (ᨆᨙᨁ) sounds more like "ma-e-ga". I can't imagine how hard it would be to learn Bugis without any native speakers for guidance, especially given the ambiguous spellings and how different it sounds from western languages.
So, my dad is Bugis and can speak the language but I grew up in Malaysia, speaking English and Malay. I knew some rudimentary phrases and words (mostly forgotten) but my dad avoided actively teaching me despite having asked him a number of times. Now in my 30s, I have a desire to learn it or at least become reacquainted with it.
One thing I noticed from the Latin transliteration is that its very difficult to convey how the words actually sound with the letters alone. For example, the pronunciation for mega (ᨆᨙᨁ) sounds more like "ma-e-ga". I can't imagine how hard it would be to learn Bugis without any native speakers for guidance, especially given the ambiguous spellings and how different it sounds from western languages.