Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalNasalPlosive/AffricatevoicelessvoicedFricativeRhoticLateralApproximant /b, d/ can also have implosive allophones [ɓ, ɗ]. +VowelsFrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen Sounds /i, u, ɛ, ɔ, a/ can have allophones [ɪ, ʊ, e, o, ɑ].
References
External links Indonesian-Simalungun Dictionary David Goldsworthy's collection of Music of Indonesia and Malaysia archived with Paradisec includes open access recordings in Batak Simalungun.