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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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Internal classification

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Batak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.