Batak Angkola

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Anakola, Angkola

Population

750,000 (1991 UBS).

Location

North Sumatra Province. Sipirok town area; inland from near Sibolga city towards southern provincial border.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Mandailing Batak [btm], but distinct sociolinguistically.

Language Development

Bible: 1991.

Language Resources

Writing

Batak script [Batk]. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.