| My wife, who learned to speak Batak in the village, acquired the manner of shouting and the gestures characteristic of village women. |
| Other languages of this type may include Albanian, Malagasy, and Toba Batak. |
| Twelve hundred persons, mostly women and children, took refuge in a church at Batak and were there burnt alive. |
| If, for instance, you are to attend a traditional Batak wedding ceremony, in Medan, North Sumatra, you will likely be served dog meat at some point in the proceedings. |
| The music blends pop and the traditional music of his Batak heritage in North Sumatra. |
| Meanwhile the horrors at Batak had also aroused the indignation of Russia and the fears of Austria. |
