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The Batak script (natively known as surat Batak, surat na sampulu sia ("the nineteen letters"), or si-sia-sia) is a writing system used to write the Austronesian Batak languages spoken by several million people on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
The Batak script is used to write the Batal languages on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is thought to be a descendent of the Pallava and Old Kawi scripts, which ultimately were derived from the Brahmi script of ancient India. Or it might be a descendent of a hypothetical Proto-Sumatran script, with Pallava influences.
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Surat Batak terdiri dari beberapa varian yang digunakan untuk menulis enam rumpun bahasa Batak: Batak Angkola, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Pakpak, Batak Simalungun, dan Batak Toba. Aksara ini merupakan turunan dari aksara Brahmi India melalui perantara aksara Kawi. Surat Batak aktif digunakan oleh masyarakat Batak setidaknya sejak abad ...
Pustaha (Batak script: ᯇᯮᯘ᯲ᯖᯂ) is the magic book of the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The book contains magical formulas, divinations, recipes, and laws. The pustaha is written and compiled by a Batak magician-priest (datu).
The Batak languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Batak people in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra and surrounding areas. Internal classification. The Batak languages can be divided into two main branches, Northern Batak and Southern Batak.
Native speakers call it Batta or Hata Batak Toba. It is spoken by adults and some children, although young people are shifting to Indonesian, particularly in urban areas. These days Batak Toba is written with the Latin alphabet, and in the past it was written with the Batak script. It is taught in some primary schools, and there is some written ...
