Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
The Simalungun (also known as Simalungun Batak) people are one of the sub-ethnic groups of the Batak people, found mainly in North Sumatra, Indonesia. They primarily live in Simalungun Regency and the surrounding areas, including the city of...
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.
The Batak script (natively known as Surat Batak (ᯘᯮᯒᯖ᯲ᯅᯖᯂ᯲), Surat na Sampulu Sia (lit. 'the nineteen letters'), or Sisiasia) is a writing system used to write the Austronesian Batak languages spoken by several million people on the Indonesian...
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra and parts of adjacent provinces, Indonesia, who speak the Batak languages. The term always includes the Toba,...
The Toba (also known as Toba Batak) people (Batak Toba: ᯅᯖᯂ᯲ ᯖᯬᯅ) are one of the sub-ethnic groups of the Batak people, found mainly in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The general term "Batak" is sometimes used to refer to the Batak Toba people, for one...
Karo, referred to in Indonesia as Bahasa Karo (Karo language), is an Austronesian language that is spoken by the Karo people of Indonesia. It is used by around 600,000 people in North Sumatra. It is mainly spoken in Karo Regency, southern parts of...
Mandailing Batak or Mandailing is an Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, the northern island of Indonesia. It is spoken mainly in Mandailing Natal Regency, North Padang Lawas Regency, Padang Lawas Regency, and eastern parts of Labuhan Batu...
Batak clans, also known as marga (in Batak languages), are a system of patrilineal kinship among the Batak — the indigenous group of central-northern regions of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Batak people consists of several ethnic groups,...