Angkola language

Angkola
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra (northern)
Ethnicity	610,000 Angkola people (2010 census)[1]
Native speakers	500,000 (2010)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands Batak Southern Angkola
Writing system	Batak, Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	akb
Glottolog	bata1290

Angkola, or Batak Angkola, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken in South Tapanuli Regency and Padang Sidempuan.

Phonology

Consonants^[2]

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

Vowels^[2]

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

References

1. Angkola at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. Harahap, Eli Marlina (2014). Variasi Fonologi Dan Leksikon dialek Angkola Desa Sialagundi di Desa Aek Garugur Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan. Metamorfosa Journal, 2. pp. 31–52.