Language in Sumatra Island Indonesia

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   Sumatrans Indonesia speak a language of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family. The Acehnese inhabit northwestern Sumatra; the Gajo and Alas, the mountainous north-central area; the Batak, around and south of Lake Toba; and the Minangkabau (the largest ethnic group), the Padang highlands. South of Padang along the western coast live the Redjang and Lebong mountain people and the Lampung coastal dwellers. The Malays, a coastal and riverine people dominating the eastern coast and the wide southern plains, speak Malay (Indonesian), the lingua franca of the archipelago. The Minangkabau and the Batak have been most receptive to Western-style education. Most Sumatrans Indonesians are Muslims, though some are Christians and animists.

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