Back Tataramon na Batak Mandailing BCL Saro Mandailing BTM Batak mandailing French Lingua mandailing Galician Batak Mandailing jezik Croatian Bahasa Batak Mandailing ID Pagsasao a Mandailing ILO バタク・マンダイリン語 Japanese Mandailingų kalba Lithuanian Bahaso Mandailing MIN
| Mandailing | |
|---|---|
| Saro Mandailing | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra |
| Ethnicity | Mandailing |
Native speakers | 1.1 million (2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Latin, Mandailing | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | btm |
| Glottolog | bata1291 |
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 Regency, North Labuhan Batu Regency, South Labuhan Batu Regency and northwestern parts of Riau Province. It is written using the Latin script but historically used Batak script.
- ^ Mandailing at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)