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NABIL BERRI, Sat, 2022-11-05 09:24
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There are also significant Karo muslims.

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We will add `Muslim' and remove `traditional religion' (less than 5%) for Batak Karo [btx] in Indonesia, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.

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Chuck Fennig, Fri, 2022-11-11 15:52

Dear Nabil,

Thank you for this information on the religion for Batak Karo [btx] in Indonesia.

Ethnologue lists 2 religions for this language: Christianity and traditional religion. We can add "Muslim" as a third religion for Batak Karo. Is "traditional religion" prominent among the Batak Karo? I see in this article from Joshua Project that only Christians and Muslims are mentioned (https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18879/ID).

Best regards,

Charles Fennig
Managing Editor, Ethnologue

NABIL BERRI, Sun, 2022-11-27 08:01

Christianity is the largest religion embraced by Karo people with around 70%, while Islam is adhered by around 30%.
Traditional religion called Pemena still exists among Karo people with significant number.

Please see:
* http://akhirmh.blogspot.com/2013/01/etnik-batak-di-sumatra-utara-4635.html
* https://repositori.usu.ac.id/handle/123456789/11121

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