| Simalungun | |
|---|---|
| Sahap Simalungun | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra (northern) |
| Ethnicity | Batak Simalungun |
|
Native speakers
|
1.2 million (2000)[1] |
|
Austronesian
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| Latin, Batak | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bts |
| Glottolog | bata1288[2] |
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[edit]
Indonesian-Simalungun Dictionary
References[edit]
- ^ Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Batak Simalungun". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
