Tarombo

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: Siraja Batak, the Batak Patriarch.[2] They kept the genealogy line tracing back to this ancestor. Its origins however have been clouded with legends.

References

  1. ↑ B. K. Marpaung (1954). Buku Pusaka Tarombo Batak. Raja. OCLC 559425.
  2. ↑ Jan S. Aritonang (1994). Mission Schools in Batakland (Indonesia): 1861 - 1940. BRILL. ISBN 9-0040-9967-0.


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