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About Me and My
Language
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Hi, I am Saiful Anwar Matondang, just call me SAM. My
native language is Mandailing, because I was born in Psr
Maga, Kotanopan, Tapanuli Selatan -North
Sumatra
Indonesia.
Being
multilingual
I
speak American English, Bahasa Indonesia, Batawi, Melayu,
and Minang Kabau. In LDTC University of Hawaii, I already
learned how to record Mandailing. |
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| Contact Email |
Sam9@hawaii.edu |
| Language classification |
You can get this
info from ethnologue.com |
| Geographical areas where spoken |
Tapanuli Selatan and Mandailing
Natal, North Sumatra Indonesia. |
| Approximate number of
monolingual speakers |
1.500.000 |
Background of the Language
Based on the
ethnolinguistics, Mandailing is part of Batak language
in Austronesia family group. Mandailing Natal and
Tapanuli Selatan are the main place of the speakers of
Mandailing. But because of migration the
Mandailing have lived in the East coast of Sumatra,
Java, and Malaysia.Currently the speakers of Mandailing
are 1.500.000. The Mandailing currently are spreading
thoughout Southeast Asia.
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