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Batak Simalungun language

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Simalungun
Sahap Simalungun
Native toIndonesia
RegionSumatra (northern)
EthnicityBatak Simalungun
Native speakers
1.2 million (2000)[1]
Latin, Batak
Language codes
ISO 639-3bts
Glottologbata1288

Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

References

  1. ^ Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)