The Local Wisdom Preservation through Aksara Lontarak in the Learning Material of Makassarese Language in Elementary School of Makassar City
Indonesia nation has 742 regional languages, each representing one cultural system. However by this time 30 percent of the regional languages have been lost. It can be used as an indication of 30 percent regional culture that shape the national culture have been lost too. From the 742 regional languages in Indonesia, only 13 language speakers over one million people. Makassarese language is one of 13 language speakers over one million people more precisely 2.467.000 inhabitants speakers of 7.520.204 inhabitants in South Sulawesi. In the context of the Makassarese language, local wisdom can be interpreted as positive values of Makassar tribe or more broad in South Sulawesi society. Preservation efforts of local wisdom in the Makassarese language can be done by preserving aksara lontarak which is the bridge to elaborate the values of local wisdom in the past. Furthermore, this study aimed to introduce the aksara lontarak through Makassarese language learning material in elementary school. This study refers to the steps of Research and Development from the Borg and Gall, and collaborated with the research phase of Brown to produce a learning material (textbook) of Makassarese language.