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Batta, a. and n.3|ˈbætə|
[Native name.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to a people of the northern part of Sumatra.
B. n. A member of this people or its language. Cf. Batak a. and n.1
1779C. Miller in Phil. Trans. R. Soc. 1778 LXVIII. 162 In the Batta country, immediately under the line, I have seen it [i.e. thermometer] frequently at six a.m. as low as 61°. Ibid. 165 The country..is well inhabited by a people called Battas, who differ from all the other inhabitants of Sumatra in language, manners, and customs. 1783W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 165 The principal internal languages of Sumatra, are the Rejang and the Batta. Ibid. 296 The Battas are in their persons rather below the stature of the Malay, and their complexions are fairer. Ibid. 300 Human flesh is eaten..on the island of Sumatra, by the Batta people. 1860Mayne Reid Odd People 408 Ptolemy..may have referred to Sumatra and its Battas—who are cannibals beyond a doubt. 1875[see Batak a. and n.1]. 1890Frazer Golden Bough I. i. 28 During a tempest the inhabitants of a Batta village in Sumatra have been seen to rush from their houses armed with sword and lance. |