Minangkabau

Malayic language spoken predominantly by the Minangkabau ethnic group
Intangible natural_language Q13324
Minangkabau
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Minangkabau

Summary

Minangkabau is a natural language[1]. Minangkabau draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #222 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minangkabau is in the country of Indonesia[3].
  • Minangkabau is in the country of Malaysia[4].
  • Minangkabau is in the country of Singapore[5].
  • Minangkabau's instance of is recorded as natural language[6].
  • Minangkabau's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
  • Minangkabau's instance of is recorded as language[8].
  • Minangkabau is a type of Minangkabauic[9].
  • Minangkabau's writing system is recorded as Latin script[10].
  • Minangkabau's writing system is recorded as Jawi[11].
  • Minangkabau's Commons category is recorded as Minangkabau language[12].
  • Minangkabau's Wikimedia language code is recorded as min[13].
  • Minangkabau's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -0.9, 'lon': 100.44}[14].
  • Minangkabau's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minangkabau language[15].
  • Minangkabau's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+5530000'}[16].
  • Minangkabau's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'min', 'text': 'bahaso Minangkabau'}[17].
  • Minangkabau's different from is recorded as Mineng[18].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as Bengkulu[19].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as West Sumatra[20].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as Sumatra[21].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as Mukomuko[22].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as Tapak Tuan[23].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as Pekanbaru[24].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as Riau[25].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as Negeri Sembilan[26].
  • Minangkabau's indigenous to is recorded as Jambi[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[6], modern language[7], and language[8]. Minangkabau is a type of Minangkabauic[9].

Why It Matters

Minangkabau draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #222 of 734).[2] Minangkabau has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Minangkabau is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Minangkabau has been cited as an influence by Indonesian[30], a language[31], in Indonesia[32].

FAQs

Who did Minangkabau influence?

Minangkabau has been cited as an influence by Indonesian[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity ['Q2772', 'Q2175', 'Q2051', 'Q1890', 'Q2140', 'Q1823', 'Q213893']
    Ethnic group ['Q1130350', 'Q1616074', 'Q65213480']
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  2. 8d ago · Psubhashish · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity ['Q2772', 'Q2175', 'Q2051', 'Q1890', 'Q2140', 'Q1823', 'Q213893']
    Indigenous to Bengkulu, West Sumatra, Sumatra +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q2772]]"
  3. 12d ago · MuhdFajarM6 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Indigenous to Bengkulu, West Sumatra, Sumatra +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2341]]: [[Q189710]]"
  4. 14d ago · MohdFajarM8 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Indigenous to Bengkulu, West Sumatra, Sumatra +7
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  5. 15d ago · MohdFajarM8 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates
    Topic's main category Category:Minangkabau language
    Indigenous to Bengkulu, West Sumatra, Sumatra +7
    Local thumb
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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