Flag of Batak
| ᯅᯬᯉᯰ ᯔᯉᯞᯮ | |
| Use | Ethnic flag |
|---|---|
| Design | A horizontal tricolour of white, red, and black |
The Flag of Batak is a tricolour flag consisting of the colours white, red, and black. The three colours, also known as Bonang Manalu (Toba Batak: ᯅᯬᯉᯰ ᯔᯉᯞᯮ, lit. 'Three Strings'), Sitolu Warna (ᯘᯪᯖᯬᯞᯮ ᯋᯒ᯲ᯉ, 'The Three Colours'), or Tiga Bolit (ᯖᯪᯎ ᯅᯬᯞᯪᯖ᯲, 'The Entangled Three'), are the main colours of the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
The Bonang Manalu flag doesn't have a fixed pattern scheme. While the white, red, and black pattern is widely used, there are other accepted variants too:
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White, red, and black.
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Red, white, and black.
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Black, white, and red.