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Minangkabau

A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)

ISO 639-3: min
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	5,530,000 (2007). 500,000 in Jakarta.
Region	Widespread in the Indonesian Archipelago; west central Sumatra, Padang area. Nearly half live outside central Sumatra; South Sumatra, west coast Mukomuko area.
Language maps	Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 28 Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 28
Alternate names	Minang, Padang
Dialects	Agam, Pajokumbuh, Tanah, Si Junjung, Batu Sangkar-Pariangan, Singkarak, Pancuang Soal (Muko-Muko), Orang Mamak, Ulu, Kerinci-Minangkabau, Aneuk Jamee (Jamee), Penghulu. Not intelligible with Indonesian [ind]. Pekal [pel] may be intelligible with Minangkabau.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay
Language use	Vigorous. Positive attitude.
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. NT: 1996.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Instruction in Minang in grades 1 and 2. SVO. Muslim (Sunni).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERBECK, Karl Ronald, author. 2008. Malay dialects of the Batanghari river basin (Jambi, Sumatra).