Editing Batak script (section)

==Basic characters==

The basic characters are called ''surat''. Each consonant has an inherent vowel of {{IPA|/a/}}. The script varies by region and language. The major variants are between [[Batak Karo language|Karo]], [[Mandailing language|Mandailing]], [[Pakpak language|Pakpak]]/Dairi, [[Simalungun language|Simalungun]]/Timur, and [[Toba Batak language|Toba]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="24"  style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"|'''Surat (Basic characters)'''
|-style="text-align:center;"
|  style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|'''IPA'''
| a
| ha
| ka
| ba
| pa
| na
| wa
| ga
| dʒa
| da
| ra
| ma
| ta
| sa
| ja
| ŋa
| la
| ɲa
| tʃa
| nda
| mba
| i
| u
|-style="text-align:center;"
|  style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|'''Transcription'''
| a
| ha
| ka
| ba
| pa
| na
| wa
| ga
| ja
| da
| ra
| ma
| ta
| sa
| ya
| nga
| la
| nya
| ca
| nda
| mba
| i
| u
|- style="length:20%;"
|  style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|'''Karo'''
| align="center" |[[File:Batak A-1, Ha.svg|30px|link=|alt=A]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak A-1, Ha.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ha]]
| align="center" | [[File:Batak Ha-1, Ka-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ka]] 
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ba-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ba]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Pa-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Pa]] 
| align="center" rowspan="5"|[[File:Batak Na.svg|30px|link=|alt=Na]]{{ref|1|1}}
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Wa-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Wa]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ga-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ga]]
| align="center" rowspan="5"|[[File:Batak Ja.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ja]]
| align="center" rowspan="5"|[[File:Batak Da.svg|30px|link=|alt=Da]] 
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ra-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ra]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ma-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ma]] 
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ta-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ta]] 
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Sa-1, Ca-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Sa]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ya-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ya]]
| align="center" rowspan="5"|[[File:Batak Nga.svg|30px|link=|alt=Nga]] 
| align="center" |[[File:Batak La-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=La]] 
|
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ca-3.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ca]]{{ref|5|5}}
| rowspan="4"|
|rowspan="4"|
| align="center" rowspan="5"|[[File:Batak I.svg|30px|link=|alt=I]]
| align="center" rowspan="5"|[[File:Batak U.svg|30px|link=|alt=I]]
|- style="length:10%;"
|  style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|'''Mandailing'''
| align="center" |[[File:Batak A-1, Ha.svg|30px|link=|alt=A]]
| align="center" | [[File:Batak Ha-3.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ha]]
| align="center" | [[File:Batak Ka-3.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ka]] 
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ba-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ba]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Pa-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Pa]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Wa-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Wa]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ga-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ga]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ra-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ra]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ma-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ma]] 
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ta-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ta]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Sa-3.svg|30px|link=|alt=Sa]]{{ref|4|4}}
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ya-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ya]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak La-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=La]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ca-2, Nya.svg|30px|link=|alt=Nya]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ca-4.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ca]] 
|-style="length:10%;"
|  style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|'''Pakpak'''
| align="center" |[[File:Batak A-1, Ha.svg|30px|link=|alt=A]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak A-1, Ha.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ha]] 
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ha-1, Ka-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ka]] 
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ba-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ba]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Pa-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Pa]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Wa-3.svg|30px|link=|alt=Wa]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ga-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ga]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ra-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ra]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ma-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ma]] 
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ta-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ta]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Sa-1, Ca-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Sa]] 
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ya-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ya]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak La-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=La]] 
| 
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Sa-1, Ca-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ca]]
|-style="length:10%;"
|  style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|'''Toba'''
| align="center" |[[File:Batak A-1, Ha.svg|30px|link=|alt=A]]
| align="center" | [[File:Batak Ha-1, Ka-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ha]] 
| align="center" | [[File:Batak Ha-1, Ka-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ka]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ba-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ba]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Pa-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Pa]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Wa-3.svg|30px|link=|alt=Wa]]{{ref|2|2}}
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ga-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ga]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ra-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ra]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ma-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ma]] 
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ta-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ta]]{{ref|3|3}}
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Sa-1, Ca-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Sa]] 
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ya-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ya]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak La-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=La]] 
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ca-2, Nya.svg|30px|link=|alt=Nya]]
| align="center" rowspan="2" |
|-style="length:10%;"
|  style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|'''Simalungun'''
| align="center" |[[File:Batak A-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=A]]
| align="center" | [[File:Batak Ha-2, Ka-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ha]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ha-2, Ka-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ka]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ba-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ba]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Pa-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Pa]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Wa-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Wa]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ga-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ga]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ra-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ra]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ma-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ma]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ta-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ta]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Sa-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Sa]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Ya-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=Ya]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak La-2.svg|30px|link=|alt=La]]
| align="center" |[[File:Batak Ca-2, Nya.svg|30px|link=|alt=Nya]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Nda.svg|30px|link=|alt=Nda]]
| align="center"|[[File:Batak Mba-1.svg|30px|link=|alt=Mba]]{{ref|6|6}}
|}

<small>
Alternate forms:
<br>
{{note|1|1}} [[File:Batak Na-2.svg|20px|link=|alt=Na]] (used in Mandailing)
{{note|2|2}} [[File:Batak Wa-1.svg|20px|link=|alt=Wa]]
{{note|3|3}} [[File:Batak Ta-1.svg|20px|link=|alt=Ta]]
{{note|4|4}} [[File:Batak Sa-2.svg|20px|link=|alt=Sa]]
{{note|5|5}} [[File:Batak Ca-2, Nya.svg|20px|link=|alt=Ca]]
{{note|6|6}} [[File:Batak Ba-1.svg|20px|link=|alt=Mba]]
</small>