The matrilineal system of the minangkabau and its persistence. Minangkabau people have lived under adat, which they claim to be regulated by their ancestors. The dynamicity characteristic of minangkabau ethnic has allowed people of minangkabau to going to another region outside their local hometown in west sumatra, indonesia and abroad. Indonesias minangkabau culture promotes empowered muslim women. Rachel hand explains how the culture works and gives insight into a world when women run the household. To obtain indepth opinions about the food culture of minangkabau people, focus group discussions were conducted in a minangkabau region, represented by four villages in west sumatra, indonesia, from january to march 1999. Minangkabau definition of minangkabau by merriamwebster. The minangkabaus west sumatran homelands was the seat of the pagaruyung kingdom, believed by early orientalists to have been the cradle of the malay race, and the location of the padri war.
Oct 27, 2017 im a minang, but let me answer some judgment that i get just because being a minang. Rusli amran and the rewriting of minangkabau history. Apr 04, 2016 the minangkabau people of negeri sembilan maintain a matrilineal customary system unique amongst malay, called the adat perpatih, although in islamic law the husband of the matriarch would be the ultimate authority, amongst the minangkabau he is considered orang semanda an outsider. Minangkabau, malay urang padang people of the plains, largest ethnic group on the island of sumatra, indonesia, whose traditional homeland is the westcentral highlands. Return back into another time, to explore the scenic, and cultural beauty of the minangkabau people from south sumatra. Mar 19, 2017 aside known for their delicious cuisine trust me, they are never the second best, minangkabau ethnic group is also known as the worlds largest matrilineal society, representing one of the last remaining matrilineal societies in the world. Requests for new languageswikipedia minangkabau meta. Asal usul minangkabau nama minangkabau berasal dari dua kata, minang dan kabau. The minangkabau name comes from two words namely, minang win and kabau cattle. Minangkabau name comes from two words, minang and kabau. Minangkabau as the worlds largest matrilineal society. In the past, minangkabau people prepared rendang in such a way that it has long shelf life and could be stored during long journeys. Datuk or datuak is a traditional, honorary title bestowed on a person by the agreement of a people or tribe in the minangkabau language, spoken by the minangkabau people of indonesia and malaysia.
The traditional historiography or tambo of the minangkabau tells of the development of the. Initially, it developed as oral literature, passed from generation. Jun 30, 2012 minangkabau people have lived under adat, which they claim to be regulated by their ancestors. Cultural wisdom of minangkabau ethnic community for local. See more ideas about minangkabau, indonesian wedding and bukittinggi. This tribe is famous for the matrilineal customary, though these people are very strong minang embraced islam. As an indonesian, what do you think about minang padang. Mar 26, 2015 return back into another time, to explore the scenic, and cultural beauty of the minangkabau people from south sumatra. Minangkabau people, matriarchy, gender relation male and. The name is associated with a minangkabau legend known as tambo.
Lamang tapai is a traditional food which consists of lemang and tapai that are used in various traditional ceremonies of minangkabau people, mainly in west sumatra. Im a minang, but let me answer some judgment that i get just because being a minang. Peasants, the majority of minangkabau villagers, can be seen as people. Minangkabau ethnic people are part of global culture community. Contemporary minangkabau food culture in west sumatra. Dari tambo tersebut, konon pada suatu masa ada satu kerajaan asing biasa ditafsirkan sebagai majapahit yang datang dari laut akan melakukan penaklukan. The authority of the family stays firmly with the maternal. Download a compilation of all the english krsea articles from issue march 20, to issue 20 september 2016. Show full abstract pulang patang, and natural tambo minangkabau.
There is a minangkabau saying, to be minangkabau is to be muslim. In it sanday describes the living egalitarian matriarchal culture of four million people of the minangkabau culture of west sumatra, indonesia. Requests for new languageswikisource minangkabau meta. As an indonesian, what do you think about minang padang people. Jan 12, 2017 the minangkabau community is empirical evidence and a case in point to understand the cultural. Upaya penulisan sejarah minangkabau dalam bentuk tambo hikayat, babad.
One of the largest ethnic groups in indonesia, numbering some four million in their homeland province of west sumatra, the minangkabau are famous in indonesia for their matrilineal social system and dedication to islam. The priest in question is responsible to the people, or communityin his land. As descendants from the minangkabau people from west sumatra, indonesia, the minang of malaysia have a distinct culture and their own royal line that dates back several centuries. Urang minang, also known as minang, are an ethnic group native to the minangkabau highlands of west sumatra, indonesia. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Lamang tapai are also used as gifts when visiting other peoples homes, for example, when visiting inlaws or manjapuik marapulai ceremony. Preserving minangkabau traditional building in west sumatera, indonesia. The minangkabau, a matriarchal society in indonesia, makes us think differently about traditional gender family roles. Alphabet minangkabau also been found, but later discovered that the alphabet was fake. My wife of almost 20 years is also halfminang solok, so some of opinions are also drawn from my knowledge of her side of the family. The minangkabau people of negeri sembilan maintain a matrilineal customary system unique amongst malay, called the adat perpatih, although in islamic law the husband of the matriarch would be the ultimate authority, amongst the minangkabau he is considered orang semanda an outsider. Since the writer wants to introducethat the system of legacy as a part of the tradition in minangkabau society and 1. Minangkabau is an austronesian language, spoken by the minangkabaupeople of west sumatra, in the western part of riau and in several cities throughout indonesia by migrated minangkabau, who often trade or have a restaurant.
Pdf the matrilineal system of the minangkabau and its. They also involved in cyber community in cyberspace. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the merriamwebster unabridged dictionary start your free trial today and get unlimited access to americas largest dictionary, with. May 07, 2018 for the minangkabau people, the good in nature is the principle of growth in nature.
Tambo minangkabau is a storehouse of knowledge about the history of the minangkabau people. The minangkabau of negeri sembilan museum volunteers, jmm. Minangkabau definition is an indonesian people in central sumatra. Indigenous basandi personality, personality basandi quraan indigenous bersendikan law, law bersendikan quran is a reflection of minangkabau traditional islam is based. Aside known for their delicious cuisine trust me, they are never the second best, minangkabau ethnic group is also known as the worlds largest matrilineal society, representing one of the last remaining matrilineal societies in the world. Minangkabau house is a traditional house from bukit tinggi, west sumatra note. Sep 02, 20 asal usul minangkabau nama minangkabau berasal dari dua kata, minang dan kabau.
The title of datuk was agreed upon by local, traditional leaders kerapatan adat nagari, abbreviated kan. This is a manifestation of the philosophy of alam takambang jadi guru. Nama itu dikaitkan dengan suatu legenda khas minang yang dikenal di dalam tambo. The method used in the achievement of these objectives is content analysis with an interdisciplinary approach to comparative. Maliki school of housing, building and planning, universiti sains, malaysia abstract this paper studies the sustainable design and cultural elements that are found in the traditional minangkabau house in western sumatera, indonesia and in.
These stories are derived from an oral history which was transmitted between generations before the minangkabau had a written language. Over half of the minangkabau people can be considered overseas minangkabaus. Evelyn blackwood writes about the minangkabau, an islamic, matrilineal people in west sumatra. However, lemang and tapai are also known as traditional foods of other tribes or regions in southeast asia, and their cooking method is still very ancient and depends on the state of nature. Initially, it developed as oral literature, passed from generation to generation in the minangkabau community in west sumatra, an indonesian provinces with a matrilineal kinship structure. Dalam tambo dikatoan, pado suatu maso ado karajaan asiang nan tibo dari lauik untuak malakuan panakluakan.
They are descended from four ancestral clans who spread out from their original village. Join researchgate to find the people and research you need to help your work. Minangkabau people or minang is an ethnic group, they are the original inhabitants of the minangkabau highlands of west sumatra indonesia. The majority of minangkabau people inhabit the areaof west sumatera province on. The minangkabau, or minang, comprise a majority of the state of negeri sembilan in peninsular malaysia. Rendang is a traditional food originating from west sumatra and prepared by minangkabau people. Indonesias matriarchal minangkabau offer an alternative. The traditional historiography or tambo of the minangkabau tells of the development of the minangkabau world alam minangkabau and its adat. But, this does not mean minangkabau language had no written form at all. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. There is also moral value that can be taken by reader, especially the minakabau.
Minangkabau, orang negeri in malaysia joshua project. Tambo minangkabau is leadership priest in the past. The minangkabau people, whose cultural heartland is in the mountainous region of western sumatra indonesia, established a community in malaysia in the early fifteenth century. Please help improve this article by adding citations. As they had no written language until the arrival of islam, knowledge of their origins is somewhat sketchy. Rusli amran and the rewriting of minangkabau history kyoto. It is also become the history of the name minangkabau. The rules had been handed down the generations through tambo legend, folk story and eventually written in arabicmalay script.
A structural perspective alexander stark universiti malaysia kelantan abstract the matrilineal society of the minangkabau has fascinated numerous researchers from around the world. Sanday spent parts of two decades living among the minangkabau before publishing. Minangkabau people also known as minang, are an ethnic group native to the minangkabau. How egalitarian matriarchy works among the minangkabau of. As rice farmers, the minangkabau understand that the rice cycle is a delicate one in which the tender shoots of sprouted rice must be protected and nurtured for the rice cycle to come to completion at harvest time. Based on the tambo stories of olden times or traditional minangkabau history, the. Minangkabau translation services english to minangkabau. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the merriamwebster unabridged dictionary. Tambo generally treat the gradual development of the minangkabau world alam minangkabau and its adat. Minangkabau people left west sumatra for jakarta and medan, never to return.
From the legend, reputedly at one time there was one foreign empire usually interpreted as majapahit who came from the sea will make the conquest. Minangkabau people are aware of the threat to their matriarchal customs posed by. Indonesia has many diversity of cultures and local languages. Which of the following is not one of the four categories of adat. Minangkabau tribe or tribal minang is derived from the province of west sumatra. First of all, im halfminang pariaman, so this might be a bit biased and subjective. The minangkabau have extensive terraced fields and garden plots in which they raise irrigated rice. Their culture is both matrilineal and patriarchal, with property and land passing down from mother to daughter, while. West sumatra is known by the name bumi minangkabau land of minangkabau, as it is the home and origin of the minangkabau people. But after years of research among the minangkabau people of indonesia. West sumatra bounded in the north by the province of north sumatra, in the west by the indian ocean, in the south by the provinces of bengkulu and jambi, and in the east by riau province 85% of the population are minangkabau, notable in anthropology as the worlds largest matriarchal society. Indonesias minangkabau culture promotes empowered muslim. The minangkabau who leave islam are disowned by their family and neighborhood and lose their job.
Namo minangkabau barasa dari duo kato, minang jo kabau. Currently i am reading peggy reeves sandays amazing book women at the center. Traveling through west sumatra, the striking rooftops of traditional minangkabau houses with gables that point upwards to the sky represent a. The minangkabau or minang often called people padang is a tribe originating from the province of west sumatra. Oral tradition in the study of ulayat land disputes in west. Minangkabau constitute 88% of the population of their home province of west sumatra 3. Rendang is commonly made with beef especially tenderloin with special sauce containing a high amount of coconut milk. In the 1800s, the dutch took advantage of a conflict between the guardians of minangkabau traditions and the muslim religious leaders to increase their power in the area. It is in the tambo, for example, that one usually finds the explanation that the kings of minangkabau were the descendants of alexander the great iskandar zulkarnain, that minang kabau adat was first formulated by two adatgivers, datuk. To prevent the fighting, local people propose to contest the buffalo. Generally, written sources in minangkabau language are about customs, law, folklore, and recipes.
The minangkabau community is empirical evidence and a case in point to understand the cultural. The land the people of minangkabau is the malay who reside current west sumatra province with the capital city of padang. Their subsequent history is closely bound up with that of melaka and johor, with the minangkabau frequently called upon to supplement the armies of ambitious malay princes and sultans. They make up the majority of the population of negeri sembilan in malaysia and pekanbaru in indonesia. The minangkabau have extensive terraced fields and garden plots in which they raise irrigated rice, tobacco, and cinnamon, as well as fruits and vegetables. The overseas minangkabau is a demographic group of minangkabau people of minangkabau highlands origin in west sumatra, indonesia who have settled in other parts of the world. The matrilineal system of the minangkabau and its persistence throughout history. Namo iko bakaik jo ciek lagenda minangkabau nan ado di dalam tambo.
Minangkabau people whose way of thinking is metaphorical. Most historians, anthropologists and other scholars have concluded that a genuine matriarchy has probably never existed. The minangkabau s west sumatran homelands was the seat of the pagaruyung kingdom, believed by early orientalists to have been the cradle of the malay race, and the location of the padri. For example, tambo alam minangkabau, one of the paper is regarded as the most trusted source of minangkabau tradition and customs, written in prose form of the malay language. The people there have a local language called bahasa padang. When and why the minangkabau initially emigrated to what is now negeri sembilan in malaysia is uncertain. Preserving minangkabau traditional building in west. They speak the minang language, which has many dialects. Minangkabau peoplethe minangkabau ethnic group, also known as minang urang minang in minangkabau language, is indigenous to the minangkabau highlands of west sumatra, in. Map of sriwijaya kingdom download scientific diagram. In an obscure muslim society in indonesia, women are reveredand own key property. Tambo alam minangkabau, regarded as the most trusted source of minangkabau tradition and customs, was written in a malay prose. The members of the discussion groups were principally women aged from 35. Untuak managah jan tajadinyo parang, masyarakaik satampek mausu untuak baradu kabau.
Minangkabau people the singapore lgbt encyclopaedia wiki. Most minangkabau people speaks the language, but writes in malay and, after indonesian independence, indonesia. Pattern conception of minangkabau community built through forms and characteristic of nature that prefigured to all aspects to serve the teaching and philosophy of life and then poured into tambo minangkabau. Minangkabau house is a traditional house from bukit tinggi, west sumatra. This was a time of rantau cino, permanent chinese outmigration, when minangkabau gave their children javanese names and grumbled that at home in sumatra the winners yang minang have all left, what remains are the water buffalo karbau. Feb 22, 2018 first of all, im halfminang pariaman, so this might be a bit biased and subjective. How egalitarian matriarchy works among the minangkabau. The minangkabau also called the minang come from west sumatra province and are the majority ethnic group in all areas of the province other than in the islands inhabited by the mentawai people.
The name was associated with a typical minang legend known as tambo. Pustaka indonesia, 1989 minangkabau indonesian people 382 pages. The importance of separating cultural from political islam is highlighted by the case of the minangkabau. These tribes are famous for their traditional matrilineal, although people are very strong minang embraced islam. More than 250,000 words that arent in our free dictionary.