Batak

E22000

ethnic group indigenous people

The Batak are a group of closely related indigenous ethnic communities from North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinct languages, traditional houses, and rich cultural and ritual practices.

Aliases (13)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group → indigenous people →
clanTerm	marga →
continent	Asia →
country	Indonesia →
culturalCenter	Lake Toba region →
governmentRecognition	official ethnic group of Indonesia →
hasLanguage	Angkola language → Karo Batak language → Mandailing language → Pakpak Dairi language → Simalungun language → Toba Batak language →
kinshipSystem	patrilineal →
languageFamily	Austronesian languages →
locatedIn	North Sumatra →
mainProvince	North Sumatra →
notableLake	Lake Toba →
partOf	Austronesian peoples →
region	Sumatra →
religion	Christianity → Islam →
significantPresence	Aceh → Jakarta → Riau →
socialStructure	clan-based →
subgroup	Angkola Batak → Karo Batak → Mandailing Batak → Pakpak Batak → Simalungun Batak → Toba Batak →
traditionalArchitectureFeature	richly carved gables → saddleback roofs → stilt houses →
traditionalBeliefSystem	Parmalim → animism →
traditionalCloth	ulos →
traditionalHouse	rumah adat Batak →
traditionalInstrument	sarune → taganing → ulos drum →
traditionalLaw	adat →
traditionalMusic	gondang →
traditionalRitual	ancestor veneration → funerary ceremonies → wedding ceremonies →
traditionalScript	Batak script →
writingSystemType	abugida →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Batak ("Toba Batak") → Batak ("Karo Batak") → Batak ("Simalungun Batak") → Batak ("Pakpak Batak") → Batak ("Angkola Batak") → Batak ("Mandailing Batak") →	subgroup
North Sumatra → North Sumatra ("Mandailing") → Riau ("Batak people") → Sumatra →	hasEthnicGroup
Amir Sjarifuddin ("Batak people") → Indonesia → Riau Islands →	ethnicGroup
Lake Toba ("Batak Karo people") → Lake Toba ("Batak Simalungun people") →	nearbyEthnicGroup
Lake Toba ("Batak people") →	hasCulturalSignificanceFor
Sumatra ("Batak languages") →	hasLanguage
Lake Toba ("Batak Toba people") →	inhabitedBy
Minangkabau ("Mandailing people") →	relatedEthnicGroup