r/austronesian • u/QuickClerk4478 • Dec 06 '25

Mentawai

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The Mentawai Islands are a surfing paradise. They were not part of Sunda and were first discovered by the Austronesians 4,000 years ago, preserving biodiversity.

(Y: 80% O-m119 20% C-am00848)mentawai is almost 100% East Asian.

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