Batak Simalungun language

Simalungun
Simalungun
Sahap Simalungun
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra (northern)
Ethnicity	Batak Simalungun
Native speakers	1.2 million (2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands Batak Southern Simalungun; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	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.

External links[]

Indonesian-Simalungun Dictionary
David Goldsworthy's collection of Music of Indonesia and Malaysia archived with Paradisec includes open access recordings in Batak Simalungun.

References[]

^ Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

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[e18-1] Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

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