MWV ISO 639-3
Mentawai
Mentawai Autonym
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- mwv
- Alternate Names
- Mentawei, Mentawi
- Autonym
- Mentawai
- Population
- 58,000 (2000 census).
- Location:
- West Sumatra province: Sumatra island; Mentawai islands, across from Padang city.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
- Dialects
- Simalegi, Sakalagan, Silabu, Taikaku, Saumanganja, North Siberut, South Siberut, Sipura, Pagai.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2015.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mentawai
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: West Sumatra province: Sumatra island; Mentawai islands, across from Padang city.
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