Batak language
Batak (ISO 639-3 code bya) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Philippines. It has about 200 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | bya |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | bata1301 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Philippines |
| Speakers (estimate) | 200 |
| Endangerment | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Filipino82,000,000 speakers
- Tagalog82,000,000 speakers
- Cebuano22,000,000 speakers
- Mansaka57,800 speakers
- Western Bukidnon Manobo19,000 speakers
- Iraya10,000 speakers
- Adasen Itneg4,000 speakers
- Manide4,000 speakers
- Abellen Ayta3,500 speakers
- Ati1,500 speakers
- Dupaninan Agta1,400 speakers
More about Batak
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.