Simalungun People
The Simalungun (also known as Simalungun Batak) people are an ethnic group in North Sumatra, considered one of the Batak (Indonesia), 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. The Simalungun live in the 'Eastern Batak' lands, bordering the lands of the Toba Batak people, Batak Toba to the south and west, and the Karo (people), 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. The Simalungun language is still spoken by many Simalungun people, in addition to Toba Batak language, Toba Batak and Indonesian. Traditional Simalungun life Long before Dutch colonialism was established in North-East Sumatra, people now known collectively as Batak Timur (Eastern Batak) claimed the area as the ...
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