Batak Dairi language
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| Pakpak | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra (northern) |
| Ethnicity | Pakpak, Singkil |
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Native speakers
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1.2 million (1991)[1] |
|
Austronesian
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| Batak | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | btd |
| Glottolog | bata1294[2] |
Pakpak, or Batak Dairi, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken in Dairi Regency, Pakpak Bharat Regency, Parlilitan district of Humbang Hasundutan Regency, Manduamas district of Central Tapanuli Regency, and Subulussalam and Aceh Singkil Regency.
Dairi Batak syllables in Batak script.
References[edit]
- ^ Pakpak at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Batak Dairi". Glottolog 2.2. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
