Pakpak language

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Pakpak
Kata Pakpak
Native to Indonesia
RegionSumatra (northern)
Ethnicity Pakpak, Singkil
Native speakers
(1.2 million cited 1991) [1]
Batak
Language codes
ISO 639-3 btd
Glottolog bata1294

Pakpak, or Batak Dairi, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken in Dairi Regency, Pakpak Bharat Regency, Pakkat, Parlilitan, and Tarabintang districts in Humbang Hasundutan Regency, Manduamas district in Central Tapanuli Regency, Subulussalam City, and Aceh Singkil Regency.

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Dairi Batak syllables in Batak script. Dairi batak.png
Dairi Batak syllables in Batak script.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative s h
Trill r
Lateral l
Semivowel w j

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ə o
Open a

References

  1. Pakpak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Simbolon, Apul; Tinambunan, Raman; Pardede, Bertha (1978). Fonologi bahasa Batak Dairi. Medan: Proyek Penelitian Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

Further reading