Tarombo
Encyclopedia
Tarombo is a term for 'genealogy
' in Batak
culture/language. Bataknese believe that they all come from the same ancestor: Siraja Batak. They keep the genealogy line traced back to this ancestor. Its origins have been clouded by legend.
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
' in Batak
Batak (Indonesia)
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The term is used to include the Toba, Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Angkola and Mandailing, each of which are distinct but related groups with distinct, albeit related, languages and...
culture/language. Bataknese believe that they all come from the same ancestor: Siraja Batak. They keep the genealogy line traced back to this ancestor. Its origins have been clouded by legend.