Mentawai
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Mentawai (also known as Mentawei and Mentawi) are the native people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia. They live a semi-nomadic hunter - gatherer lifestyle in the coastal and rainforest environments of the islands. The Mentawai population is estimated to be about 64,000. The Mentawai language belongs to the Austronesian language family.
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