Mentawai language
Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Mendawai language.
The Mentawai language is an Austronesian language, spoken by the Mentawai people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Mentawai | |
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Nganga Simatawe | |
Native to | West Sumatra, Indonesia |
Region | Mentawai Islands |
Native speakers | 58,000 (2000 census)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | mwv |
Glottolog | ment1249 |
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