- Mentawai language
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Mentawai Behase Mentawei Spoken in Indonesia Region Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra (Indonesia) Native speakers 58,000 (2000 census)[1] Language family Language codes ISO 639-3 mwv The Mentawai language is an Austronesian language, spoken by the Mentawai-people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra. The dialects of the language include: – Silabu, Sipura – Simalegi, Sakalagan, Saumanganja – North Siberut, South Siberut – Taikaku – Pagai.
References
Categories:- Languages of Indonesia
- Sumatran languages
- Austronesian language stubs
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