Angkola people

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The Angkola people are an ethnic subgroup of the Batak in North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinct cultural traditions and Islamic influence.

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Angkola people canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Batak subgroup
ethnic group
associatedCity Padangsidimpuan
linked to: Padang Sidempuan
closelyRelatedTo Mandailing people
Toba Batak people
linked to: Batak
country Indonesia
culturalInfluence Islamic law and values
wider Batak culture
culturalRegion Southern Batak region
linked to: Batak
customaryLaw adat
ethnicGroupOf Indonesia
ethnonymInIndonesian Orang Angkola
hasSubethnicIdentityDebateWith Mandailing people
kinshipSystem patrilineal
language Angkola language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubgroup Batak languages
locatedIn North Sumatra
Sumatra
mainEconomicActivityHistorically dry-field farming
trade
wet-rice agriculture
majorityReligion Sunni Islam
marriageSystem exogamous clan marriage rules
musicInstrument gondang drums
linked to: kendang drum

ogung gongs
sarune wind instrument
neighboringGroup Karo people
Mandailing people
Toba Batak people
linked to: Batak
oralTradition folktales and genealogies
partOf Batak peoples
linked to: Batak
province North Sumatra
region Padangsidimpuan area
South Tapanuli Regency
religion Islam
religiousMinorities Christianity
traditional beliefs
ritualObject ulos cloth
socialStructure marga clan system
traditionalHouseType Batak house
traditionalLeadership adat chiefs
traditionalMusic gondang ensemble
traditionalReligionInfluence Batak indigenous beliefs
traditionalSettlementPattern village-based communities
traditionalTextile ulos
usesScriptCurrently Latin alphabet
usesScriptHistorically Batak script

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Angkola language spokenBy Angkola people
Angkola language ethnicGroup Angkola people
Mandailing people relatedEthnicGroup Angkola people
Pakpak people relatedEthnicGroup Angkola people