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Batak Simalungun language

Simalungun
Sahap Simalungun
Native toIndonesia
RegionSumatra (northern)
EthnicitySimalungun
Native speakers
(1.2 million cited 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.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative s h
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Approximant w j

/b, d/ can also have implosive allophones [ɓ, ɗ].

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

Sounds /i, u, ɛ, ɔ, a/ can have allophones [ɪ, ʊ, e, o, ɑ].[2]

References

  1. ^ Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Bahren Umar, Siregar & Perlindungan; Husni, Chairul (2001). Fonologi Bahasa Simalungun. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.



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