Angkola people

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

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
Sunni Islam 95%, Christianity 5%
Related ethnic groups
Toba Batak people, Mandailing people, Simalungun people

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 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]

References
  1. "Batak Angkola in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. Lewis, M. Paul; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2014). "Batak Angkola". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  3. M. Rasjid Manggis Dt Radjo Panghulu (1982). Minangkabau: Sejarah Ringkas Dan Adatnya. Penerbit Mutiara.
  4. "Suku Batak Angkola". Planet Batak. August 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  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). Muslim Peoples [2 Volumes]: A World Ethnographic Survey. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-313-23392-0.


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