Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages
| Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands | |
|---|---|
| Barrier Islands–Batak, Sumatran | |
| Geographic distribution | Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Proto-language | Proto-Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands (Proto-Sumatran) |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | nort2829 |
The Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages (also Barrier Islands–Batak languages or Sumatran languages) are a group of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken by the Batak and related peoples in the interior of North Sumatra and by the Nias, Mentawai people, and others on the Barrier islands (Simeulue, Nias, and Mentawai Islands Regency) off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.