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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.
Norman Tindale [1] mentions a passage in Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle that may reflect an encounter with the Minang. Describing his 8-day sojourn in the King George Sound, he stated that "we did not during our voyage pass a more dull and uninteresting time", [2] save for a performance given by the Cockatoo tribe:
Minang cuisine consists of three main elements: gulai (curry), lado (chili pepper) and bareh . [13] Among the cooking traditions in Indonesian cuisine , Minangkabau cuisine and most of Sumatran cuisine demonstrate Indian and Middle Eastern influences, with dishes cooked in curry sauce with coconut milk and the heavy use of spice mixtures.
The Minangkabau clans or Minangkabau tribes (Minangkabau: Suku-suku, sing. Suku ) are traditional kinship groups of Minangkabau people of Sumatra , Indonesia sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society prior to the 5th century.
Minangkabau have settled in Penang island since the early 18th century. The first known Minangkabau settlers were Nakhoda Bayan, Nakhoda Intan, and Nakhoda Kecil. [10] They received the appropriate permissions by Ahmad Tajuddin, the sultan of Kedah, and then opened up the settlements in Bayan Lepas, Balik Pulau, Gelugor, and Tanjung (now George Town).
Minangkabau mosque circa 1892–1905 photographed by Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis The Minangkabau Highlands is a mountainous area in the province of West Sumatra, located around three mountains— Mount Marapi, Mount Singgalang, and Mount Sago —in west-central Sumatra, Indonesia. The highlands are part of the Barisan Mountains, the largest mountain range in Sumatra. They are home to the ...
Minang merchants are found in traditional markets of Jakarta, mainly in Tanah Abang and Senen. [9] In 1961, the number of Minang migrants in Jakarta increased 18.7 times compared to the city's population growth rate of only 3.7 times, [ 18 ] and in 1971 Minangkabau people was estimated to have amounted to around 10% of Jakarta's population at ...
Minang language, the language spoken by the Minangkabau people; Australia. Mineng, also spelled Minang, an indigenous people of Australia;