Minangkabau people

Minangkabau
Minangkabos
Bangso Minangkabau, Urang Minang or Urang Awak; منڠكبو
	A Minangkabau bride and groom. The bride is wearing a Suntiang crown.
Total population
	c. 8 million
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia	6,462,713
West Sumatra	4,281,439
Riau	624,145
North Sumatra	345,403
Jakarta	305,538
West Java	202,203
Jambi	168,947
Riau Islands	156,770
Malaysia	1,000,000 (counted as part of the local "Malays", see also: Minangkabau Malaysians)
Singapore	15,720
Netherlands	7,490
Languages
	Native:; Minangkabau; ; Dialects: West Sumatran; Jamee; Mukomuko; Pesisir; Kampar; Kuantan; Agam-Tanah Datar; Lima Puluh Kota; Pancung Soal; Rokan; Rantau varieties (in Jambi and North Sumatra) and Negeri Sembilan dialect (in Malaysia); ; Also:; Indonesian · Malaysian Malay; Other:; Kerinci; Javanese; Sundanese; English; Arabic (religious only); ;
Religion
	Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Austronesian peoples; Aneuk Jamèë; Malay; Mandailing; Kerinci; Mukomuko; Acehnese; Sakai;
	a According to customary law ( Adat ), all Minangkabau people are Muslim

The Minangkabau (Minangkabau: Bangso Minangkabau, Urang Minangkabau or Urang Awak, lit. 'our people', Jawi script: منڠكبو; Indonesian: Orang Minangkabau; Malay: Orang Minangkabau, Jawi script: أورڠ مينڠکاباو), Minangkabos, or simply Minang, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of Western Sumatra region on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

The Minangkabau's West Sumatera homelands was the seat of the Pagaruyung Kingdom, believed by early historians to have been the cradle of the Malay race, 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.