Batak languages
Subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Batak languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Batak people in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra and surrounding areas.
"Batak language" redirects here. For the language of Palawan, see Batak language (Philippines).
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Batak | |
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Batakic[1][2] | |
Ethnicity | Batak |
Geographic distribution | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Native speakers | 3,318,360 (2010 census)[3] |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
Proto-language | Proto-Batak |
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ISO 639-2 / 5 | btk |
Glottolog | toba1265 (Batakic) |
The distribution of Batak languages in northern Sumatra |
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