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Batak Karo

A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)

ISO 639-3btx

Population  600,000 (1991 UBS).
Region  Central and north, west and northwest of Lake Toba.
Language map  Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 6
Alternate names   Karo Batak
Dialects  Singkil.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands, Batak, Northern
Language development  Grammar. Bible: 1987–1995.
Writing system  Batak script. Latin script.
Comments  Christian, traditional religion.