Batak Angkola
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A language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Anakola, Angkola
Population
750,000 (1991 UBS).
Location
North Sumatra province: Labuhan Batu, Labuhan Batu Selatan, Padang Lawas, Padang Lawas Utara, Tapanuli Selatan, Tapanuli Tengah, and Tapanuli Utara regencies; inland from Sibolga city area south, east to Binanga, northeast toward the Strait of Malacca.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
None known. Reportedly similar to Mandailing Batak [btm], but distinct sociolinguistically.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults.
Language Development
Dictionary. Bible: 1991.
Language Resources
Christian, Muslim.