BATAK Definition & Meaning

Batak

[buh-tahk, bah-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

Bataks ,

plural

Batak .

a member of a diverse group of Indigenous peoples chiefly inhabiting north-central Sumatra.
any of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Batak in Sumatra.

adjective

of or relating to the Batak of Sumatra.

Batak

[buh-tahk, bah-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

Bataks ,

plural

Batak .

a member of an Indigenous mountain-dwelling people from northeastern Palawan in the Philippines.
the Austronesian language spoken by the Batak in Palawan.

adjective

of or relating to the Batak of Palawan.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Batak¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from Batak (a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra and adjacent areas); a self-designation

Origin of Batak²

First recorded in 1900–05; from Tagbanwa, Tagbanua, Tagbanuwa (any of three Austronesian languages that are not mutually intelligible)

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—Delima Silalahi, a Batak woman from North Sumatra, Indonesia, who organized Indigenous communities across the country to advocate for their rights to traditional forests.

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BBC said Reynhard was born in 1983 into a conservative Christian family, part of the Batak tribe from the island of Sumatra.

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The oldest of four children, Sinaga was born in 1983 into a conservative Christian family, part of the Batak tribe from the island of Sumatra.

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The esports racers use a ‘Batak’ wall, just as regular drivers do, to work on peripheral vision, reaction times and hand-eye coordination.

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But Lake Toba and the surrounding region is home to the country’s largest Christian ethnic minority group, the Batak.

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Bataisk bat an eye

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