''Horas'' (
Toba Batak: ᯂᯬᯒᯘ᯲) is the
Batak
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, ...
word to express gratefulness, happiness, and healthiness, however it is more commonly used as a simple greeting and goodbye. It is the equivalent to "hello" or "goodbye". This word can be found in every
Batak languages
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The Batak languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Batak people in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra and surrounding areas.
Internal classification
The Batak languages can be divided into two ma ...
, with a few exceptions being;
Batak Dairi and
Batak Karo
The Karo, or Karonese, are a people of the ''Tanah Karo'' (Karo lands) and part one of Batak people sub-ethnic group from North Sumatera, Indonesia. The Karo lands consist of Karo Regency, plus neighboring areas in East Aceh Regency, Langkat Rege ...
. The Batak Karo and the Dairi Batak has their own greetings which is ''mejuah-juah'' or ''njuah-juah''.
In pop culture
In pop culture, the word ''horas'' may be found in songs, such as:
* Sai Horas Ma Ho Tu Si Boru Lomomi, a Batak song composed by
Hendro Sinambela
* Anak Medan, a Batak song composed by
Freddy Tambunan[{{Cite web , date=2018-08-31 , title=Lirik Lagu "Anak Medan" Cipt : Freddy Tambunan , url=https://tourtoba.com/anak-medan/ , access-date=2022-02-17 , website=TourToba.com , language=id]
References
Batak
Greeting words and phrases