Batak Simalungun language

Simalungun
Sahap Simalungun
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra (northern)
Ethnicity	Batak Simalungun
Native speakers	1.2 million (2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Nuclear MP Northwest Sumatran Batak Southern (Tobaic) Simalungun
Writing system	Latin, Batak
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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.