A portrait of a boy and girl dressed in Simalungun traditional outfit.
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia:
North Sumatra
441,382 (2013)[1]
Languages
Simalungun language, Toba Batak language, Indonesian language
Religion
Christianity 60%, Sunni Islam 39.3%, Animism[2]
Related ethnic groups
Toba Batak people, Karo people
The Simalungun people are an ethnic group in North Sumatra, considered one of the Batak peoples. Simalungun people live mostly in Simalungun Regency and the surrounding areas, including the city of Pematang Siantar, an autonomous city, but previously part of Simalungun Regency.[3]
The Simalungun live in the 'Eastern Batak' lands, bordering the lands of the Batak Toba to the south and west, and the Karo Batak to the north. Simalungun is linguistically closely related to Toba Batak, but culturally closest to Karo Batak. Both Batak groups migrated from Toba and Pakpak to participate in trade.[4]
The Simalungun language is still spoken by many Simalungun people, in addition to Toba Batak and Indonesian.
^Olivia Yulianti H. (2014). "The Study Of 'Batak Toba' Tribe Tradition Wedding Ceremony" (PDF). State Polytechnic of Sriwijaya. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
^B.A. Simanjuntak, Hasmah Hasyim, A.W. Turnip, Jugat Purba & E.K. Siahaan (1979). Sistim Gotong Royong Dalam Masyarakat Pedesaan Daerah Sumatera Utara. Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. p. 25.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^R. W. Liddle (April 1967). "Suku Simalungun: An Ethnic Group in Search of Representation". Indonesia (3): 1–28. doi:10.2307/3350720. hdl:1813/53405. JSTOR 3350720.
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