Batak Mandailing
Batak Mandailing is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 1.1 million people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mandailing Batak or Mandailing is an Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, the northern island of Indonesia. It is spoken mainly in Mandailing Natal Regency, North Padang Lawas Regency, Padang Lawas Regency, and eastern parts of Labuhan Batu Regency, North Labuhan Batu Regency, South Labuhan Batu Regency and northwestern parts of Riau Province. It is written using the Latin script but historically used Batak script.
From Wikipedia · Mandailing Batak language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Batak Mandailing
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | halak* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | piNgol* | |
| nose | igoeN* | |
| tongue | dila* | |
| hand | taNan* | |
| blood | daro* | |
| skin | bobak* | |
| knee | tot* | |
| breast | andora* | |
| liver | ateate* | |
| water | aek* | |
| fire | api* | |
| rain | udan | |
| stone | batoe* | |
| mountain | tor* | |
| leaf | boeloeN* | |
| night | borNin* | |
| dog | anjiN* | |
| louse | gomit* | |
| two | doea* | |
| we | hita* | |
| drink | minoem* | |
| hear | tandoek* | |
| come | ro* | |
| new | imbaroe* | |
| full | boeta* | |
| big | godang |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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