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Batak Toba
ISO 639-3: bbc
| Population |
2,000,000 (1991 UBS). |
| Region |
North Sumatra, Samosir Island and east, south, and west of Toba Lake. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 9
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| Alternate names |
Batta, Toba Batak |
| Dialects |
Similar to Angkola Batak [akb]. |
| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands, Batak, Southern |
| Language development |
Bible: 1894–1989. |
| Writing system |
Batak script. Latin script. |
| Comments |
Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
LOPEZ, Cecilio, translator. n.d.. Studies on Dempwolff's Vergleichende Lautlehre des Austronesischen Wortschatzes.