Angkola people

Short description: One of Batak ethnic groups

Angkola people
Batak Angkola / ᯅᯖᯄ᯦᯲ ᯀᯰᯄ᯦ᯬᯞ

Total population
1,238,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (South Tapanuli Regency of North Sumatra)
Languages
Angkola language, Toba language
Religion
Majority 15pxSunni Islam
Minority 15px Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Toba Batak people, Mandailing people, Simalungun people

The Angkola (also known as Angkola Batak) people are part of the Batak ethnic group from North Sumatra who live in the South Tapanuli regency. The Angkola language is similar to Mandailing language also with Toba language, but it is sociolinguistically distinct.[2]

The name Angkola is believed to have originated from the Angkola River or Batang Angkola, which was named by an officer called Rajendra Kola[3] (Angkola or city lord) who was passing through Padang Lawas and later came to power there. The southern (downstream) part of the Angkola River is called Angkola Jae, while the northern (upstream) part is called Angkola Julu.[4]

The Angkola people practice patrilineal kinship, and the clans and surnames of the Angkola people are based on the patrilineal system. There are only a few Angkola surnames - Siregar, Dalimunthe, Harahap, Hasibuan, Rambe, Nasution, Daulay, Tanjung, Ritonga, Batubara and Hutasuhut, amongst others.[5] Angkola society strictly prohibits marriage between people with the same surname.

Most of the Angkola are Muslim while a small minority are Christian.[6]

## Gallery

* The traditional clothing of the Batak Angkola consists of ulos godang, ampu, and bulang.

The traditional clothing of the Batak Angkola consists of ulos godang, ampu, and bulang.

* Angkola ulos

Angkola ulos

## References

1. ↑ "Batak Angkola in Indonesia". Joshua Project. http://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10718/ID.
2. ↑ Lewis, M. Paul; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds (2014). "Batak Angkola". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. http://www.ethnologue.com/language/akb/view/***EDITION***.
3. ↑ M. Rasjid Manggis Dt Radjo Panghulu (1982). Minangkabau: Sejarah Ringkas Dan Adatnya. Penerbit Mutiara.
4. ↑ "Suku Batak Angkola". Planet Batak. August 2013. http://planetbatak.blogspot.com/2013/08/suku-batak-angkola.html.
5. ↑ Ch. Sutan Tinggibarani Perkasa Alam (2011). Tarombo Marga-Marga: Batak Toba, Angkola, Padanglawas, Mandailing, Simalungun, Karo, Dairi-Pakpak, Nias: Untuk Lintas Jenjang Pendidikan. Mitra. ISBN 978-602-941-402-8.
6. ↑ Weekes, Richard V. (1984) (in en). Muslim Peoples [2 Volumes: A World Ethnographic Survey]. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 118. ISBN 978-0-313-23392-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=dQ3FEAAAQBAJ.

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