Batak Mandailing

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: btm
Alternate Names: Batta, Mandailing Batak
Population: 1,100,000 (2000 census).
Location:: North Sumatra province: south interior from Padang Sidempuan into Riau and West Sumatra provinces.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands, Batak, Southern
Dialects: None known. Sociolinguistically different from Angkola Batak [akb].
Language Use: Mixed use: Home, Community, Work, Religion. Some young people, all adults. Also use Indonesian [ind], many youth are shifting, especially in urban and migrant areas.
Language Development: Dictionary. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Batak Mandailing
Writing: Batak script [Batk].
Other Comments: A general form of Batak common to a wider area than Angkola. Muslim.

Location: North Sumatra province: south interior from Padang Sidempuan into Riau and West Sumatra provinces.