Mentawai

Q: What alphabet or script does Mentawai use?

Mentawai is written using the Latin script (Latn).

Q: What direction is Mentawai written?

Mentawai is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European languages.

mwv

Mentawai is a language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is mwv.

Writing Systems Used for Mentawai

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Mentawai use?

Mentawai is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.

What direction is Mentawai written?

Mentawai is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.

What is the language code for Mentawai?

The BCP 47 language code for Mentawai is "mwv". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: mwv
ISO 639-3: mwv
Status: living
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Latin

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.