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Batak Alphabet
Batak Script
The Batak script is used by several Batak peoples of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is an abugida traditionally written on bamboo, and has several regional variants including Toba, Karo, and Mandailing.
Batak Consonants (Ina ni Surat)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ᯀ | A | a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| ᯁ | Ha | ha | like 'ha' in 'hat' |
| ᯂ | Ba/Va | ba | like 'ba' in 'ball' |
| ᯃ | Pa | pa | like 'pa' in 'park' |
| ᯄ | Na | na | like 'na' in 'name' |
| ᯅ | Wa | wa | like 'wa' in 'water' |
| ᯆ | Ga | ga | like 'ga' in 'go' |
| ᯇ | Ja | ja | like 'ja' in 'jam' |
| ᯈ | Da | da | like 'da' in 'day' |
| ᯉ | Ra | ra | rolled r |
| ᯊ | Ma | ma | like 'ma' in 'map' |
| ᯋ | Ta | ta | like 'ta' in 'top' |
| ᯌ | Sa | sa | like 'sa' in 'sun' |
| ᯍ | Ya | ya | like 'ya' in 'yes' |
| ᯎ | La | la | like 'la' in 'love' |
| ᯏ | Nga | nga | like 'ng' in 'sing' |
| ᯐ | Ka | ka | like 'ka' in 'king' |
| ᯑ | I | i | like 'ee' in 'see' |
| ᯒ | U | u | like 'u' in 'put' |
| ᯓ | Nja | nja | prenasalized j |