Tarombo

Term for genealogy in the Batak language

An example of Silaban family tree of the Toba Batak people.

A Pitu Raja Ambarita version of Tarombo.

Tarombo is a term for genealogy in Batak culture/language.^[1] The Batak believe that they all come from the same ancestor: Si Raja Batak, the Batak patriarch.^[2] They kept the genealogy line tracing back to this ancestor, called Tarombo Batak. Its origins have been clouded with legends.^{[clarification needed ]}

References

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^ B. K. Marpaung (1954). Buku Pusaka Tarombo Batak. Raja. OCLC 559425.
^ Jan S. Aritonang (1994). Mission Schools in Batakland (Indonesia): 1861–1940. BRILL. ISBN 90-04-09967-0.