Toba Batak language

Toba Batak
Toba Batak
Hata Batak Toba; ᯂᯖ ᯅᯖᯂ᯲ ᯖᯬᯅ
	Batak written in Surat Batak (Batak script)
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Samosir Island (2° 30′ N, 99°), and to the east, south, and west of Toba Lake in north Sumatra.
Ethnicity	Toba Batak;
Native speakers	1,610,000 (2010 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands Batak Southern Toba Batak; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin, Batak alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bbc
Glottolog	bata1289

Toba Batak (/ˈtoʊbə ˈbætək/) 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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