Batak

Also known as Batakic languages, Batak languages

subgroup of the Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands branch

Key facts

Geographic distribution: Sumatra , Indonesia
Ethnicity: Batak
Native speakers: 3.3 million (2010 census)
Linguistic classification: Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands Batak
Proto language: Proto-Batak
Subdivisions: Northern Batak Southern Batak
Iso 639 2 5: btk
Glottolog: toba1265 (Batakic)

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The Batak languages (/ˈbatək/ BAT-ək) are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Batak people in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra and surrounding areas.

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