Batak Simalungun language

Simalungun
Simalungun
Sahap Simalungun
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra (northern)
Ethnicity	Simalungun
Native speakers	1.2 million (2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands Batak Southern Simalungun; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin, Batak
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bts
Glottolog	bata1288

Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Phonology

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

/b, d/ can also have implosive allophones [ɓ, ɗ].

Sounds /i, u, ɛ, ɔ, a/ can have allophones [ɪ, ʊ, e, o, ɑ].^[2]

^ Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Bahren Umar, Siregar & Perlindungan; Husni, Chairul (2001). Fonologi Bahasa Simalungun. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

Indonesian-Simalungun Dictionary
David Goldsworthy's collection of Music of Indonesia and Malaysia archived with Paradisec includes open access recordings in Batak Simalungun.

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