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Batak tribe is one of the tribes in Indonesia

Batak tribe is one of the tribes in Indonesia who inhabit the province of North Sumatra, precisely in the area Kangkat Hulu, Hulu Deli, Karo highlands, Serdang Hulu, Toba, Simelungun, Central Tapanuli and Mandailing.
Batak tribe is divided into 6 types, namely the Toba Batak tribe, the tribe of Batak Karo Batak tribe Pakpak, Simelungun Batak tribe, Angkola Batak tribe, and the tribe of Batak Mandailing. Sixth Batak tribe is characterized by different cultures. However, in principle they are the same cultural roots, the culture of Batak.


Ethnic Origin of Batak


There is no strong evidence regarding since when the ancestors of Batak inhabited the region of Sumatra. However, anthropological research shows that language and archaeological evidence proves that there hijrahnya An speakers from Taiwan to Indonesia and the Philippines. This happened about 2,500 years ago. It could be that they are ancestors of Batak tribes.

The absence of Neolithic artifacts found in the region of Batak tribe led the researchers to conclude that the new Batak tribal ancestors migrated to North Sumatra at the time of the metal. In addition, international merchants from India began to establish trading city in North Sumatra in the 6th century.

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Religious concept Tribe Batak - Debata Mulajadi Na Bolon

In the area of Batak, known by the Batak tribes, there are some religions, Islam and Christianity (Catholic and Protestant). Disyiarkan Islamic religion since 1810 and is now embraced by the vast majority of people Batak Batak Mandailing and Angkola.

Catholic and Protestant Christianity disyiarkan Toba and Simelungun by the missionaries and missionaries from Germany and the Netherlands since 1863. Today, Christianity (Catholic and Protestant) adopted by most of the Batak Karo Batak Toba, Batak Simelungun, and Batak Pakpak.

Batak people themselves have traditionally had the conception that nature and its contents are created by Debata Mulajadi Na Bolon (Debata Kaci-KACI language Batak Karo).

Debata Mulajadi Na Bolon is the Almighty God who has the power over the sky and the radiance of His power manifested in Debata Natolu, namely Siloan Nabolon (Toba) or Mr. Padukah ni Aji (Karo).

Concerning the soul and spirit, the Batak people know the three concepts as follows.
Tondi, is the soul or spirit of a person who was also a strength.
Sahala, is the soul or spirit of one's own strength.
Begu, is tondi dead.
Association of Relatives patrilineal concept Batak Tribe

Marriage in Batak is an institution that not only binds a man or a woman. Marriage also binds the male relatives and the relatives of women.

According to the old custom in the Batak, a man is not free in choosing a mate. Marriages between people rimpal, namely marriage with the daughter of his mother's brother, is considered ideal. Prohibited marriage is a marriage of the clan and marriage with the daughter of his father's sister.

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Kinship group Batak people are patrilineal descent into account the relationship, on the basis of a father, a grandfather, a common ancestor. Calculations based on the father's relationship sada father (Karo) or Sama (Toba language). The smallest group is the extended family kinship (the nuclear family consisting of father, mother, and children).

In the Batak people's lives, there is a kinship steady. Kinship relationships that occur in one's kin group, among a group of relatives of his wife came with a group of relatives of his sister's husband.

Each of the kinship group has a name as follows.
Hula; the parents of the wife, children girl group giver.
Boru child; husband and brother (hahaanggi) female girl group of recipients.
Dongan Tubu; his half-brother, senenek ancestor, semarga, based on patrilineal.

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Political Leaders concept Batak Tribe

In the Batak community, leadership system consists of three fields.
Custom fields. Leadership in these custom fields are not in the hands of a character, but in the form of deliberation Dalihan Na Tolu (Toba), sangkep Sitelu (Karo). In practice, customary deliberation session was led by suhut (person who invites stakeholders dongan Sabutuha relatives, hula, and Boru in Dalihan Na Tolu).
The field of religion. The religion of Islam held by clerics or religious teacher, while the Catholic and Protestant Christianity held by priests and pastors.
Areas of government. Leadership in the government sector is determined by election.



Agricultural concept Batak - Marsitalolo and Solu

Batak people planting rice in paddy fields with irrigation. In general, the rice harvest takes place once a year. However, in some places there are to harvest as much as two or three times a year (marsitalolo).


In addition to farming, animal husbandry is an important livelihood for the people of Batak. On the edge of the area of Lake Toba and Samosir island, the work performed intensive fishing by boat (solu). The concept of Language, Science, and Technology Batak Tribe

Language, knowledge, and technology is a cultural form the basis of a nation or tribe. Let us examine these three aspects in Batak tribes.

1. Language

Speak Batak Batak tribe. Batak language belongs to the Malayo - Polynesian. Almost every type of Batak tribe has its own dialect in speaking. Therefore the Batak language has six dialects, namely accent by the Batak Karo Karo Batak dialect Pakpak Pakpak by, accent Nibelungen by the Batak Simelungun, accent by the Batak Toba Toba, Mandating, and Angkola.

2. Knowledge

Batak ethnic communities recognize the ancient system of mutual cooperation, especially in the field of agriculture. Mutual cooperation is called Aaron by the Batak Karo and referred Decorative by the Batak Toba. In this ancient mutual aid group of people (neighbors or close relatives) work together to work the land in turns.

3. Technology

Traditional technology a tribe is a form of the local wisdom of the tribe. Batak tribes used to use simple tools in growing crops, for example, plow (called plow into language Batak Karo), hoe, sickle (Sabi-Sabi), a single stick, ani-ani, and so on.

Traditional technology is also applied in the field of armaments. Batak society has various traditional weapons such as hujur (a kind of spear), Piso suit (a kind of dagger), Piso elephants densely packed (kris length), and Padang (longsword).

In the field of traditional weaving technology, Batak tribe was already quite advanced. They have multifunctional woven fabric in traditional life and culture of the Batak tribe, called Ulos cloth.
Highways concept in Batak Tribe

In the "Dictionary of Indonesian", the word 'clan' is an anthropological term that means' groups and unilinear exogamous kinship, both matrilineal and patrilineal 'or' part of the area (a collection of hamlets) rather broad (in South Sumatra).

Marga is identity Batak tribe. Marga is placed as the last name of a person, such as family name. Of the clan that we can identify that someone is who Batak.

There are more than 400 genera Batak, here are some of them:

Arita, Banjarnahor (Marbun), Baringbing (Tampubolon), Baruara (Tambunan), Barutu (Situmorang), Barutu (Sinaga), Butarbutar, Gultom, Harahap, Hasibuan, Hutabarat, Hutagalung, Gutapea, Lubis, Lumbantoruan (SIH Lumbantoruan), Marpaung , Nababan, Napitulu, Panggabean, Pohan, Siagian (Siregar), Sianipar, Sian, Silalahi, Simanjuntak, Simatupang, Sirait, Siregar, Sitompul, Tampubolon, Karokaro Sitepu, Peranginangin Build, Ginting Manik, Sembiring Galuk, Sinaga Sidahapintu, Purba Girsang, Rangkuti, and so click here for lagu batak or lagu kenangan!

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