Batak Simalungun language
Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, Indonesia
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Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
NativetoIndonesia
RegionSumatra (northern)
EthnicitySimalungun
Native speakers
(1.2 million cited 2000)[1]| Simalungun | |
|---|---|
| Sahap Simalungun | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra (northern) |
| Ethnicity | Simalungun |
Native speakers | (1.2 million cited 2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Latin, Batak | |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bts |
| Glottolog | bata1288 |
Phonology
/b, d/ can also have implosive allophones [ɓ, ɗ].
Sounds /i, u, ɛ, ɔ, a/ can have allophones [ɪ, ʊ, e, o, ɑ].[2]
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