Although politically West Sulawesi and South Sulawesi are divided by a border, the Mandarese are historically and culturally close knitted to their cognate relatives in South Sulawesi.
Meskipun secara politis Sulawesi Barat dan Sulawesi Selatan diberi sekat, secara historis dan kultural Mandar tetap terikat dengan “sepupu-sepupu” serumpunnya di Sulawesi Selatan.