Batak Simalungun language
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Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, Indonesia
| Simalungun | |
|---|---|
| Sahap Simalungun | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra (northern) |
| Ethnicity | Batak Simalungun |
Native speakers | 1.2 million (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Latin, Batak | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bts |
| Glottolog | bata1288 |
Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
References[edit]
- ^ Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
External links[edit]
- Indonesian-Simalungun Dictionary
- David Goldsworthy's collection of Music of Indonesia and Malaysia archived with Paradisec includes open access recordings in Batak Simalungun.
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