Minangkabau

[mee-nahng-kuh-bou]

noun

1. a member of an Indonesian people native to west-central Sumatra.

2. the Austronesian language of these people.

Example Sentences

Minangkabau airport was closed Friday afternoon after ash, which can pose a deadly threat to aircraft, reached its airspace.

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Indeed, there are several societies where matriarchy is the norm – I’ve visited some of them, including the cocoa farming Bribri people of Costa Rica, and the rice farming Minangkabau of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Padang is home to the Minangkabau people, whose food makes up much of what the world knows as Indonesian cuisine.

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That a woman was presiding over a male crew should not have surprised me: the Minangkabau, the majority ethnic group in the region, are a famously matrilineal society.

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This image was taken at Pacu Jawi Festival - a traditional bull race that is usually held after harvesting period, by the Minangkabau people in villages just west of Sumatra in Indonesia.

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