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Minangkabau

People Sumatera Barat PEO-0001

Vigorous Contested

Other and rejected name forms (5)

A rejected form remains searchable so that older sources stay findable, but it is never used in the prose of an entry.

Minangkabau Primary name
Urang Awak Alternate name
Minang Alternate name
Menangkabau Historical form
Ejaan Belanda abad ke-19
Padangese Rejected exonym
Penyebutan asing, dari nama kota
Names the city of Padang, not the group. Used in colonial literature and some travel writing; not used here as a primary name.

Every source carries its tier. Tier 1 is material originating from the community itself; tier 6 is a tertiary source recorded only as a marker of a circulating claim and never as the basis of a statement.

  1. 1 T1 Tier 1 — Primary, community-originatedField recording Tuturan Sidi Rajo Malenggang, dicatat oleh Tim Dokumentasi Nagari Koto Gadang, 14 Mei 2023. Arsip Indonesiana, rekaman 00:47:12. Consent: Izin tertulis, Lembaga Kerapatan Adat Alam Minangkabau, 2023
  2. 2 T2 Tier 2 — Peer-reviewed scholarshipMonograph Kato, Tsuyoshi. Matriliny and Migration: Evolving Minangkabau Traditions in Indonesia. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1982.
  3. 3 T5 Tier 5 — Popular secondaryPopular book Danandjaja, James. Folklor Indonesia: Ilmu Gosip, Dongeng, dan lain-lain. Jakarta: Pustaka Utama Grafiti, 1984.
  4. 4 T3 Tier 3 — Institutional and officialOfficial statistics Badan Pusat Statistik. Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia. Jakarta: BPS, 2011.