Batak Mandailing

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Batta, Mandailing Batak

Population

1,100,000 (2000 census).

Location

Sumatera Utara Province; southern interior area extending from Padang Sidempuan, across borders with Riau and Sumatera Barat provinces.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

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

Language Resources

Writing

Batak script [Batk].

Other Comments

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