Batak Toba
Hata Batak
Batak Toba is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 2 million people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Toba Batak () is an Austronesian language spoken in North Sumatra province in Indonesia. It is part of a group of languages called Batak. There are approximately 1,610,000 Toba Batak speakers, living to the east, west and south of Lake Toba. Historically it was written using the Batak script, but the Latin script is now used for most writing.
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Words in Batak Toba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ina | |
| woman | boru | |
| nose | igung | |
| water | aek | |
| fire | api | |
| rain | udan | |
| dog | asu | |
| three | tolu | |
| four | opat | |
| you | ho | |
| sleep | modom | |
| thank you | mauliate |
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Vocabulary
- Batak KaroAustronesian55% alike
- Batak Alas-KluetAustronesian52% alike
- Batak SimalungunAustronesian44% alike
- Berau MalayAustronesian40% alike
- Jambi MalayAustronesian38% alike
- KaurAustronesian38% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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