The language of Angkol is one of the Batak languages of Indonesia . It is spoken in the northern part of Sumatra . Belongs to the Malay-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages . The closest language is the Batak Toba . However, Angkola has a milder pronunciation compared to the Toba. The phonology of the language is almost identical to the phonology of another Batak language - mandyling .
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| Regions | North Sumatra |
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| Total number of speakers | about 750 thousand people (2000) |
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Austronesian family - Malay-Polynesian branch
- Batak languages
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| Writing | latin |
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| ISO 639-1 | - |
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| ISO 639-2 | - |
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| ISO 639-3 | akb |
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