A variant spelling or transliteration of Bugis, referring to a seafaring people from Indonesia, though this spelling is less common.
Direct transliteration from Indonesian 'Bugi' or 'Bugis,' referring to an ethnic group from South Sulawesi with a rich maritime trading history.
The Bugis people were legendary seafarers and traders who dominated Southeast Asian waters for centuries—their name appears in many spellings because transliteration from Indonesian was inconsistent in colonial records.
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