Toba Batak | |
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Hata Batak Toba ᯂᯖ ᯅᯖᯂ᯲ ᯖᯬᯅ | |
![]() Batak written in Surat Batak (Batak script) | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Samosir Island (2° 30′ N, 99°), and to the east, south, and west of Toba Lake in north Sumatra. |
Ethnicity | |
Native speakers | 1,610,000 (2010 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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Latin, Batak alphabet | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bbc |
Glottolog | bata1289 |
Toba Batak (/ˈtoʊbə ˈbætək/[2]) is an Austronesian language spoken in North Sumatra province in Indonesia. It is part of a group of languages called Batak. There are approximately 1,610,000 Toba Batak speakers, living to the east, west and south of Lake Toba. Historically it was written using the Batak script, but the Latin script is now used for most writing.