Angkola people

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The Angkola people are an ethnic subgroup of the Batak in North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinct cultural traditions and Islamic influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Batak subgroup
ethnic group
associatedCity Padangsidimpuan NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Mandailing people NERFINISHED
Toba Batak people NERFINISHED
country Indonesia
culturalInfluence Islamic law and values
wider Batak culture
culturalRegion Southern Batak region NERFINISHED
customaryLaw adat
ethnicGroupOf Indonesia NERFINISHED
ethnonymInIndonesian Orang Angkola NERFINISHED
hasSubethnicIdentityDebateWith Mandailing people NERFINISHED
kinshipSystem patrilineal
language Angkola language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubgroup Batak languages
locatedIn North Sumatra NERFINISHED
Sumatra NERFINISHED
mainEconomicActivityHistorically dry-field farming
trade
wet-rice agriculture
majorityReligion Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
marriageSystem exogamous clan marriage rules
musicInstrument gondang drums NERFINISHED
ogung gongs
sarune wind instrument
neighboringGroup Karo people NERFINISHED
Mandailing people NERFINISHED
Toba Batak people NERFINISHED
oralTradition folktales and genealogies
partOf Batak peoples NERFINISHED
province North Sumatra NERFINISHED
region Padangsidimpuan area
South Tapanuli Regency NERFINISHED
religion Islam
religiousMinorities Christianity NERFINISHED
traditional beliefs
ritualObject ulos cloth
socialStructure marga clan system
traditionalHouseType Batak house
traditionalLeadership adat chiefs
traditionalMusic gondang ensemble
traditionalReligionInfluence Batak indigenous beliefs
traditionalSettlementPattern village-based communities
traditionalTextile ulos
usesScriptCurrently Latin alphabet
usesScriptHistorically Batak script NERFINISHED

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Angkola language ethnicGroup Angkola people
Angkola language spokenBy Angkola people