Language

Mentawai

Mentawai is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia.

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Scripture in Mentawai

A complete Bible is reported in Mentawai.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Mentawai is spoken

  • Indonesia

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About Mentawai

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
mwv
Glottocode
ment1249
Also known as
Mentawai: Silabu

Dialects and varieties 11

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Mentawai as a whole.

  • North SiberutNo known Scripture
  • PagaiNo known Scripture
  • PokaiNo known Scripture
  • SakalaganNo known Scripture
  • SakudeiNo known Scripture
  • SaumanganjaNo known Scripture
  • SilabuNo known Scripture
  • SimalegiNo known Scripture
  • SipuraNo known Scripture
  • South SiberutNo known Scripture
  • TaikakuNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.