Minangkabau

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1. Minangkabau - Noun

2. Minangkabau - Proper noun

Meaning

Minangkabau

A Malayo-Polynesian language of Malaysia and Indonesia.

Minangkabau (plural Minangkabaus or Minangkabau)

A member of an ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Examples

Anthony Reid, Imperial Alchemy: Nationalism and Political Identity in Southeast Asia, 2010 Beside Chinese, Minangkabau people also as merchants, peddlers, and artisans, in addition to as white collar, doctor, teacher, and journalist. Source: Internet

Constitution of Malaysia Article 152 Citizens of Minangkabau, Bugis or Javanese origins, who can be classified "Malay" under constitutional definitions may also speak their respective ancestral tongues. Source: Internet

Minangkabau-ness rests on ‘Kitabullah’ (God’s Book) which underpins Minangkabau tradition. Source: Internet

In the Minangkabau country in West Sumatra province, traditional villages are called nagari (a term deriving from another Sanskrit word meaning "city", which can be found in a name like " Srinagar "). Source: Internet

The dance traditions in Indonesia; such as Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau, Balinese, Malays, Acehnese and many other dances traditions are age old traditions, yet also a living and dynamic traditions. Source: Internet

The Minangkabau are widely regarded as having one of the most distinctive ethnic identities of all the suku bangsa (ethnic groups). Source: Internet

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