The Enggano people are further divided into 5 tribes, namely Kauno, Kaitora, Kaarubi, Kaharuba, and Kaahoao, each of them are led by a tribal chief.

It is unclear whether its words and grammar derive from heavy internal changes, or that the language is actually an isolate that borrowed heavily from Austronesian.

[5] Ethnically, they are closely related to the indigenous tribes of Java and Sumatra, from where migration flows directly to Enggano Island.

The main social unit is marga or merga (surname), an expanded genus whose members are descended from a common male ancestor and retain its name, usually legendary.

[8] The core family unit in Enggano society is based on monogamous marriage, as polygamy is strictly forbidden.

[7] Today, the Enggano people, due to prolonged cultural isolation, are on the verge of extinction.

Their houses have stilt frames, stacked and rectangular in shape (whereas in the past, they were rounded), while the walls and roof are strengthened by rigid leaves.

[2] The Enggano people engage in manual farming (maize, yam, peanuts, taro, coconut palm), hunting for turtles, breeding of chickens, and fishing.

[2] Due to limited currency circulation on the island, items are usually obtained through bartering rather than buying and selling.