Bilang-Bilang : Aksara Bugis

Want to easily learn, type, and read the Bugis/Makassar script directly from your Android phone?
Bilang-Bilang is the most comprehensive, modern, and interactive application for digitizing and preserving the Bugis/Makassar script. It's specifically designed for students, academics, cultural activists, and the general public who want to preserve the traditional writing heritage of South Sulawesi in the digital age.
🌟 OUTSTANDING FEATURES & APPLICATION ADVANTAGES
🔄 Real-Time Bidirectional Transliteration: Instant conversion of Latin text to the Bugis script and vice versa. Equipped with an Interactive Script Analysis feature that breaks down each syllable into its parent syllable (consonants) and child syllables (vowel syllables such as Tetti' Riase', Tetti' Riya'wa, Kelo', Kelo' Riase', and Kecce') complete with their names, roles, and descriptions.
📷 AI-Powered OCR Scanning Scan documents, books, or ancient manuscripts in Bugis script directly using your phone's camera or photo gallery. Equipped with an Image Pre-Processing Inspector (Original Image, Grayscale, Binary Threshold), a % accuracy indicator, and interactive AI correction for precise reading results.
✍️ Interactive Handwriting Practice Scratch script characters directly on the digital canvas to hone your motor memory. Equipped with an Undo Stroke button, alternative script candidate chips, and a Bilingual Sentence Builder that automatically accumulates script sentences and their Latin translations.
⌨️ Bugis Script System Keyboard (Native IME) Activate the official custom keyboard in your phone's Settings to type script directly in other apps like WhatsApp, Notes, Email, and Social Media.
🎮 Interactive Keyboard Sandbox & Reference Dictionary Try typing script directly in the Interactive Sandbox without having to change your phone's system settings first. Also access the complete Glyph Reference Dictionary, which contains a list of parentheses and child characters, along with vowel sounds and explanations.
🎙️ STT & TTS Voice Support: Automatically type Bugis words using your voice through the microphone (Speech-to-Text) and listen to the automatic pronunciation of the transliterated results (Text-to-Speech).
📄 High-Resolution PNG Export & PDF Print: Save your work as a high-quality PNG image (with a choice of White, Dark, or Transparent backgrounds) or print directly to an official PDF document (A4/A5 paper, Portrait/Landscape, and Direct Printing options).
📜 Offline History & Favorite Bookmarks: All conversions are securely stored in a local offline database. It features live search, an All vs. Favorites tab filter, source badge tags (TEXT, OCR, HANDWRITING), and a one-tap reload option.
💡 WHY CHOOSE BILANG-BILANG?
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🎨 Modern Cultural Design: Wrapped in a semantic Material You theme with distinctive Bugis cultural colors that are easy on the eyes in both dark and light modes.
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🔒 Secure & Privacy Guaranteed: Free from sensitive data collection and can be used offline without an internet connection.
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📱 Android 16 (API 37) Compatible: Fully optimized for fast, responsive, and lightweight performance on all Android phone types.
Let's work together to preserve and preserve the cultural heritage of the Bugis/Makassar Bilang-Bilang script so that it remains sustainable for the present and the future!
Download Bilang-Bilang now and start your regional script learning adventure!