Batak languages

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Batak
Geographic
distribution:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Genetic
classification
:
Austronesian
 Malayo-Polynesian (Western)
  Sumatra
   Batak
Subdivisions:
Batak Alas-Kluet
Batak Angkola
Batak Dairi
Batak Mandailing
Batak Simalungun
ISO 639-2: btk

The seven Batak languages are spoken by the Batak people in the highlands of North Sumatra, Indonesia. They use the Batak alphabet. The Batak Karo language is one of these.

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