Minangkabau

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The Minangkabau are a predominantly Muslim, matrilineal ethnic group from West Sumatra in Indonesia, renowned for their distinctive architecture, rich literary tradition, and strong culture of migration and trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of Indonesia
ethnic group
architecturalStyle rumah gadang
capitalRegionCenter Padang
clanTerm suku
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalCenter Bukittinggi
Payakumbuh
culturalPractice merantau migration
descentSystem matrilineal descent
diasporaTerm merantau
economicActivity agriculture
commerce
trade
ethnicReligion Islam
etymology name associated with winning a buffalo fight (menang kerbau)
famousFor culture of migration
distinctive architecture
matrilineal culture
rich literary tradition
trading tradition
inheritanceSystem matrilineal inheritance
kinshipSystem matrilineal
language Minangkabau language
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian languages
languageFamily Austronesian languages
mainProvince West Sumatra
majorReligion Sunni Islam
martialArt silat Minangkabau
linked to: Minangkabau
motto adat basandi syarak, syarak basandi Kitabullah
nativeName Minang
linked to: Minangkabau

Urang Minang
notableEpic Kaba Cindua Mato
notableFigure Buya Hamka
Haji Agus Salim
Mohammad Hatta
oralLiterature kaba
pantun
populationStatus one of the largest ethnic groups in Indonesia
primaryRegion West Sumatra
relatedEthnicGroup Kerinci people
Malay people
linked to: Malay peoples

Mandailing people
linked to: Batak
religionAndCustomPrinciple adat basandi syarak, syarak basandi Kitabullah
religiousOrientation strong Islamic scholarship tradition
roofShape horn-shaped roof
roofSymbolism buffalo horns
signatureDish gulai
rendang
sate Padang
significantPopulationIn Bengkulu
Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Jakarta
Jambi
Malaysia
North Sumatra
Riau
Singapore
socialOrganization clan-based
traditionalCuisine Padang cuisine
linked to: West Sumatra
traditionalDance tari payung
tari piring
traditionalHomeland Bukit Barisan range
linked to: Barisan Mountains

Minangkabau Highlands
traditionalHouse rumah gadang
traditionalLaw adat Minangkabau
traditionalMusic saluang
talempong
traditionalPoliticalSystem nagari system
traditionalScript Jawi script
usesScript Latin script

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Indonesia ethnicGroup Minangkabau
Malay peoples sharesCulturalTraitsWith Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Malay peoples hasSubgroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Sumatra hadKingdom Minangkabau realm
linked to: Minangkabau
Sumatra hasEthnicGroup Minangkabau
Minangkabau nativeName Minang
linked to: Minangkabau
Minangkabau martialArt silat Minangkabau
linked to: Minangkabau
Malay closelyRelatedTo Minangkabau
Greater North Borneo languages hasExampleLanguage Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
Malayic languages hasMember Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
Mohammad Hatta ethnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Sutan Sjahrir ethnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Tan Malaka ethnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Negeri Sembilan hasCulturalHeritage Minangkabau culture
linked to: Minangkabau
Negeri Sembilan hasEthnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Negeri Sembilan hasTraditionalArchitectureStyle Minangkabau roof architecture
linked to: Minangkabau
Acehnese relatedEthnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Rencong script usedForLanguage Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
West Sumatra localLanguage Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
West Sumatra ethnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Padang localLanguage Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
Padang ethnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Pekanbaru localLanguage Minangkabau
Riau hasRegionalLanguage Minangkabau
Riau hasEthnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Jambi hasEthnicGroup Minangkabau
Jawi script usedForLanguage Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
Minangkabau Highlands ethnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Minangkabau Highlands culturalCenterOf Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Minangkabau Highlands historicalRegionOf Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Minangkabau Highlands language Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
Minangkabau Highlands partOf Minangkabau cultural area
linked to: Minangkabau
Sate Padang associatedEthnicGroup Minangkabau people
subject linked to: sate Padang
linked to: Minangkabau
Tari Piring ethnicGroupOfOrigin Minangkabau people
subject linked to: tari piring
linked to: Minangkabau
Tari Piring associatedWith Minangkabau culture
subject linked to: tari piring
linked to: Minangkabau
Kaba Cindua Mato language Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
Kaba Cindua Mato ethnicTradition Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Kaba Cindua Mato centralTheme Minangkabau adat
linked to: Minangkabau
Haji Agus Salim ethnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Buya Hamka ethnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Buya Hamka languageOfWorkOrName Minangkabau
Kerinci people neighboringGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Kerinci people historicalInfluence Minangkabau culture
linked to: Minangkabau
Bukittinggi isCulturalCenterOf Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Bukittinggi languageUsed Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
Western Indonesia hasMajorLanguage Minangkabau
subject linked to: western Indonesia
indigenous peoples of the Dutch East Indies hasEthnicGroup Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau
Batak languages neighboringLanguageGroup Minangkabau language
linked to: Minangkabau
Payakumbuh knownFor Minangkabau culture
linked to: Minangkabau
Payakumbuh knownFor Minangkabau cuisine
linked to: Minangkabau