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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Generate an image of the Minangkabau (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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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