Batak Mandailing

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
btm
Alternate Names
Batta, Mandailing Batak
User Population

691,000 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 1,720,000 (2010 census).

Location

North Sumatra province: south interior from Padang Sidempuan into Riau and West Sumatra provinces.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands, Batak, Southern
Dialects

None known. Sociolinguistically different from Angkola Batak [akb].

Language Use

Mixed use: Home, Community, Work, Religion. Some young people, all adults. All also use Indonesian [ind], many youth are shifting, especially in urban and migrant areas.

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Batak Mandailing
Writing

Batak script [Batk].

Other Comments

A general form of Batak common to a wider area than Angkola. Muslim.