Minangkabau people, also known as Minang, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. 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.
Datuk is a Malay title commonly used in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as a traditional title by Minangkabau people in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Padang is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 Census and 909,040 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 919,145 - comprising 461,712 males and 457,433 females. It is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. The Padang metropolitan area is the third most populous metropolitan area in Sumatra with a population of over 1.4 million. Padang is widely known for its Minangkabau culture, cuisine, and sunset beaches.
Badang was a legendary Southeast Asian strongman from the Malay world. He hailed from Batu Pahat, Johore. He was active in the court of the Raja Sri Rana Wikrama of the Kingdom of Singapura. He was associated with several geographical locations and historical artefacts, most notably the Singapore Stone.
Nyi Roro Kidul is a supernatural being in Indonesian folklore. She is the Queen of the Southern Sea in Sundanese and Javanese mythology.
Folklore of Indonesia is known in Indonesian as dongeng, cerita rakyat or folklor, refer to any folklore found in Indonesia. Its origins are probably an oral culture, with a range of stories of heroes associated with wayang and other forms of theatre, transmitted outside of a written culture. Folklore in Indonesia are closely connected with mythology.
Incest is found in folklore and mythology in many countries and cultures in the world.
Ali Akbar Navis was a prominent Indonesian author, poet, and humorist.
Tan Sri Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad or better known by the moniker Za'aba, was a Malaysian writer and linguist. He modernised the Malay language with the publication of a series of grammar books entitled Pelita Bahasa in 1936 at the Sultan Idris Training College. The book contained guidelines in modernising the structure of classical Malay, transforming it into the language that is in use today: the most significant change was the switch from the conventional passive to the modern active form of syntax.
Silat is the collective term for a class of indigenous martial arts from the Nusantara and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia. It is traditionally practised in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand, Southern Philippines and Southern Vietnam. There are hundreds of different styles (aliran) and schools (perguruan) which tend to focus either on strikes, joint manipulation, weaponry, or some combination thereof.
Jong Batu is a rock outcrop located in the Brunei River. It is shaped such that when viewed from the shores of the Brunei River, it resembles a sinking ship, with the bow sticking out of the water. In Brunei folklore, the legend of Nakhoda Manis tells of how an unfilial son was turned to the rock outcropping known as Jong Batu.
Bawang merah dan bawang putih is a popular traditional Indonesian folklore from Riau involving two siblings with opposite characters, and an unjust step mother. The folktale has similar themes and moral to the European folktale Cinderella.
Rano Karno is an Indonesian actor and politician who served as Governor of Banten from 2014 to 2017. As a result of his fame gained from his acting career, he is known for starring in the 1979 film Gita Cinta dari SMA.
The Minangkabau legend told the story of the origin of the name "Minangkabau". It is thought to be a conjunction of two words, minang ("victorious") and kabau ("buffalo").
Malin Kundang (Anak Durhaka) (literally Malin Kundang, the Unfaithful Child]) is a 1971 film directed by D. Djajakusuma and adapted by Asrul Sani from the folktale of the same name. It follows a young boy who forgets his roots after spending much of his childhood at sea. Starring Rano Karno, Putu Wijaya, and Fifi Young.
Siamang putih is the name of an Indonesian folk legend. In this legend, a princess promises that she will wait for her fiancé. After years of waiting for his return, she breaks her promise and is cursed to live out her live as a white siamang. This folktale is also known from the Malay Peninsula, where siamangs occur as well.
Sabai Nan Aluih is folklore that was written by Tulis Sutan Sati. This folklore originated from West Sumatra. Sabai Nan Aluih is the name of Raja Babanding daughter. She has beautiful face. One day, Raja Nan Panjang sends his guard to Raja Babanding to tell him that Raja Nan Panjang wants to propose Sabai Nan Aluih. Raja Babanding rejects the proposal and challenges Raja Nan Panjang to fight him. Raja Nan Panjang approves that challenge. In that fight, Raja Babanding is killed by Raja Nan Panjang's guard. This incident is known by Sabai Nan Aluih. She kills Raja Nan Panjang as revenge for her father's death.
Putri Tangguk is a character from Jambi folklore. According to the story, Putri Tangguk is a mother who has seven kids and lives with her husband. Her husband and she are both farmers. Although they work hard to take care of their children, Putri Tangguk realizes that she does not have much time for her children due to her tiring work. One day, Putri Tangguk tells her husband about a plan she forms, filling up their warehouse with rice and other supplies so that they will not have to work as much or as long. They do this, and on a rainy day, Putri Tangguk walks with her family to the rice field after the sky clears. Suddenly, she slips on the wet ground. She becomes angry at the road and curses it. Nonetheless, they continue on to the rice fields. On their return home, they walk along the same road. Putri Tangguk sows a rice paddy on that road so that it will not ever be slippery again. However, she quickly regrets this act after she realizes that the rice paddy is important. The lesson of the story is to be thankful for what one has.
Malaysian folklore is the folk culture of Malaysia and other indigenous people of the Malay Archipelago as expressed in its oral traditions, written manuscripts and local wisdoms. Malaysian folklores were traditionally transmitted orally in the absence of writing systems. Oral tradition thrived among the Malays, but continues to survive among Orang Asli and numerous Bornean ethnic groups in Sarawak and Sabah. Nevertheless, Malaysian folklores are closely connected with classical Malay folklore of the region. Even though, Malay folklore tends to have a regional background, with the passing of time, and through the influence of the modern media, large parts of regional Malay folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Malaysian folklore.
Minangkabau culture is the culture of the Minangkabau ethnic group in Indonesia, part of the Indonesian culture. This culture is one of the two major cultures in the Indonesian archipelago which is very prominent and influential.
