Makassar people
The native Makassar, Macassar, Makassarese, Makassan (in Thai), or Macassan (in Australian English), are one of the Austronesian people native to the southern Celebic peninsular regions (concentrated around the Makassar area) in Indonesia. The Makassar people are rich in culture and they are acknowledged for their traditional culinary and maritime knowledges, together with the Bugis, its closest related ethnic group.