Lontara

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.