Alas language

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Alas
Batak Alas
Native to Indonesia
Region Sumatra
Ethnicity Alas people, Kluet people, Singkil people
Native speakers
200,000 (2000 census)[1]
Latin, Batak
Language codes
ISO 639-3 btz
Glottolog bata1292[2]

Alas, Alas-Kluet, or Batak Alas, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. The three dialects, Alas, Kluet, and Singkil (Kade-Kade), may not constitute a single language; Alas may be closer to Karo, and the others closer to Dairi. The Alas reject the name 'Batak'.

References

  1. Alas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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