Batak languages
E132254
The Batak languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batak languages canonical | 12 |
| Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages | 3 |
| Batak languages continuum | 1 |
| East Batak | 1 |
| North Sumatra languages | 1 |
| Proto-Batak language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1063345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Batak languages Context triple: [Medan, localLanguage, Batak languages]
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A.
Toba Batak language
Toba Batak language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Toba Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for its rich oral tradition and distinctive Batak script.
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B.
Karo Batak language
The Karo Batak language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Karo people of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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C.
Simalungun language
The Simalungun language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Simalungun subgroup of the Batak people in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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D.
Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
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E.
Minahasan languages
Minahasan languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Minahasan people in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Batak languages Target entity description: The Batak languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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A.
Toba Batak language
Toba Batak language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Toba Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for its rich oral tradition and distinctive Batak script.
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B.
Karo Batak language
The Karo Batak language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Karo people of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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C.
Simalungun language
The Simalungun language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Simalungun subgroup of the Batak people in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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D.
Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
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E.
Minahasan languages
Minahasan languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Minahasan people in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealGrouping | Sumatran languages ⓘ |
| areEndangered | some varieties ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligible | partially ⓘ |
| areRecognizedAs | regional languages of Indonesia ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf | Austronesian comparative studies ⓘ |
| areTaughtIn | local schools (limited) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Batak culture ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Sumatran languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages
|
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| ethnologueGrouping | Batak ⓘ |
| glottologCode | bata1289 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Angkola language
ⓘ
surface form:
Angkola Batak language
Karo Batak language ⓘ Mandailing language ⓘ
surface form:
Mandailing Batak language
Pakpak Dairi language ⓘ
surface form:
Pakpak Dairi Batak language
Simalungun language ⓘ
surface form:
Simalungun Batak language
Toba Batak language ⓘ |
| haveFeature |
focus system
ⓘ
voice system ⓘ |
| haveLoanwordsFrom |
Dutch
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch language
Indonesian language ⓘ Malay language ⓘ |
| haveMorphologicalFeature | affixation ⓘ |
| havePhonologicalFeature | rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| haveSociolinguisticSituation | shift toward Indonesian ⓘ |
| historicalScript | Batak script ⓘ |
| ISO639MacrolanguageStatus | no ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sumatra ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageGroup |
Malay language
ⓘ
Minangkabau ⓘ
surface form:
Minangkabau language
|
| partOf | Western Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| region | Sumatra ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Batak
ⓘ
surface form:
Batak people
|
| spokenIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
North Sumatra ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy (some varieties)
ⓘ
traditional Batak manuscripts ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Batak script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Batak languages Description of subject: The Batak languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages
this entity surface form:
North Sumatra languages
this entity surface form:
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages
this entity surface form:
East Batak
this entity surface form:
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages
this entity surface form:
Proto-Batak language
this entity surface form:
Batak languages continuum