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Batak
1[ buh-tahk, bah- ]
noun
, plural Ba·taks, (especially collectively) Ba·tak
- a member of a diverse group of Indigenous peoples chiefly inhabiting north-central Sumatra.
- any of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Batak in Sumatra.
adjective
- of or relating to the Batak of Sumatra.
Batak
2[ buh-tahk, bah- ]
noun
, plural Ba·taks, (especially collectively) Ba·tak
- a member of an Indigenous mountain-dwelling people from northeastern Palawan in the Philippines.
- the Austronesian language spoken by the Batak in Palawan.
adjective
- of or relating to the Batak of Palawan.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Batak1
First recorded in 1810–20; from Batak (a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra and adjacent areas); a self-designation
Origin of Batak2
First recorded in 1900–05; from Tagbanwa, Tagbanua, Tagbanuwa (any of three Austronesian languages that are not mutually intelligible)
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Example Sentences
Those of the last island are a very curious people, locally called “Batak.”
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The Batak are not very numerous; their villages have been decimated by ravages of smallpox during the past five years.
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The writer found almost identical beliefs and practices among the Batak and Tagbanua of Palawan.
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Meanwhile the horrors at Batak had also aroused the indignation of Russia and the fears of Austria.
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Twelve hundred persons, mostly women and children, took refuge in a church at Batak and were there burnt alive.
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