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Minangkabau
[ mee-nahng-kuh-bou ]
noun
- a member of an Indonesian people native to west-central Sumatra.
- the Austronesian language of these people.
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Yet in the highlands where the Minangkabau culture remains strongest, change seems further off.
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Some also say they see changes afoot among the Minangkabau that may be weakening the adat system.
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If you are a Minangkabau woman and pregnant, people really hope for a girl for the first child.
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She published a book about the Minangkabau in 2000 called Webs of Power: Women, Kin and Community in a Sumatran Village.
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Over tea and sweet bananas, they agreed that in their community Minangkabau customs are cherished.
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