Minangkabau people

Minangkabau
Minangkabos
Urang Minang or Urang Awak
منڠكبو
A Minangkabau bride and groom. The bride is wearing a Suntiang crown.
Total population
c. 8 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia6,462,713[2]
         West Sumatra4,281,439
         Riau624,145
         North Sumatra345,403
         Jakarta305,538
         West Java202,203
         Jambi168,947
         Riau Islands156,770
 Malaysia1,000,000 (counted as part of the local "Malays")[3]
 Singapore15,720 (counted as part of the local "Malays")
 Netherlands7,490
Languages
Predominantly
Minangkabau • Indonesian
Also
Other Malay varieties incl. Malaysian • Kerinci
Religion
Sunni Islam[4]
Related ethnic groups

a According to customary law ( Adat ), all Minangkabau people are Muslim

Minangkabau people (Minangkabau: Urang Minang or Urang Awak; Indonesian or Malay: Orang Minangkabau;[5] Jawi: منڠكبو‎), also known as Minang, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Minangkabau's West Sumatera homelands was the seat of the Pagaruyung Kingdom,[6] believed by early historians to have been the cradle of the Malay race,[7] and the location of the Padri War (1821 to 1837).

Minangkabau are the ethnic majority in West Sumatra and Negeri Sembilan. Minangkabau are also a recognised minority in other parts of Indonesia as well as Malaysia, Singapore, and the Netherlands.

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  5. ^ Alam, Sutan Gagar (6 July 1856). "Collective volume with texts in Malay, Minangkabau, Arabic script (1-2) Subtitle No. 61. Oendang oendang adat Lembaga : Tambo Minangkabau; and other texts Or. 12.182". Sakolah Malayu. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ Miksic, John (2004), From megaliths to tombstones: the transition from pre-history to early Islamic period in highland West Sumatra
  7. ^ Reid, Anthony (2001). "Understanding Melayu (Malay) as a Source of Diverse Modern Identities". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 32 (3): 295–313. doi:10.1017/S0022463401000157. PMID 19192500. S2CID 38870744.