MINAGKABAU
Assalamualaikum
and hai!
For today entry, we will discover about one of
various ethnic group in Malaysia which is Minangkabau. The Minangkabau ethnic group, also known as Minang (Urang minang in
Minangkabau language), is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra, in
Indonesia. However this ethnic group arrives and comprises
a majority of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia.
General
Information:
People
Name General
|
|
People
Name in Country
|
Minangkabau,
Orang Negeri
|
Population
in Malaysia
|
886,000
|
Alternate
Names
|
Malay,
Negeri Sembilian, Minang, Minangkabau, Negeri Sembilian,
Negeri
Sembilian Malay, Orang Negeri
|
As
descendants from the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra, Indonesia, the
Minang of Malaysia have a distinct culture and their own royal line that dates
back several centuries. They speak the national language of Malaysia, but they
have their own dialect that reflects lingual roots in the language of their
Indonesian heritage. Within Malaysia, the Minang refer to themselves as Orang
Negeri or person from Negeri.
Adat
Pepatih
Different
from other ethnic group, the Minang are most noted for their adherence to adat
pepatih (matrilineal inheritance). Most of ertain areas of Negeri Sembilan have
moved away from this tradition due to the complexities these “Adat Petatih”ceremonies
and the blending of communities with peoples from different Malay groups who
use traditional male inheritance. However, the areas of Kuala Pilah, Tampin,
Seri Menanti, and Jelebu are still strong in their unique culture and
consistently practice this tradition.
The
Minang place great emphasis on their women. In order to protect the rights of
the female, the name and property are passed down through the line of the
mother. Daughters are strongly encouraged to marry within the same people group
or else they are not allowed to live on family land. Sons are allowed to marry
outside of the people group, but they, too, forfeit their right to live on
family land since the wife would have no land inheritance of her own. Newlyweds
either live on their own or with the family of the bride.
Architecture
Housing
and architecture for the Minang have become more modern over the past
generation though older, more traditional homes are still being occupied. The
roof of a traditional home is peeked at both ends to represent the horns of a
water buffalo.
Religion and Belief.
The Minangkabau are strongly Islamic, but also follow their ethnic
traditions, or adat. The Minangkabau adat was derived from animist beliefs
before the arrival of Islam, and remnants of animist beliefs still exist even
among some practicing Muslims. The present relationship between Islam and
adatis described in the saying "tradition [adat] founded upon Islamic law,
Islamic law founded upon the Qur'an" (adat basandi syara', syara' basandi
Kitabullah).
Their West Sumatran homelands were the location of the Padri War
from 1821 to 1837.
Ceremonies and
Festivals
Women carrying platters of food to a ceremony
Minangkabau ceremonies and festivals include:
Ø Turun mandi - baby
blessing ceremony
Ø Sunat rasul - circumcision
ceremony
Ø Baralek - wedding ceremony
Ø Batagak pangulu - clan leader
inauguration ceremony. Other clan leaders, all relatives in the same clan and
all villagers in the region are invited. The ceremony will last for 7 days or
more.
Ø Turun ka sawah - community
work ceremony
Ø Manyabik - harvesting
ceremony
Ø Hari Raya - Islamic
festivals
Ø Adoption ceremony
Ø Funeral ceremony
Ø Wild boar hunt ceremony
Ø Maanta pabukoan - sending food
to mother-in-law for Ramadhan
Ø Tabuik - Muslim
celebration in the coastal village of Pariaman
Ø Tanah Ta Sirah, inaugurate a
new clan leader (Datuk) when the old one died in the few hours.
Ø Mambangkik Batang Tarandam,
inaugurate a new leader (Datuk) when the old one died in the pass 10 or 50
years and even more, must do the Batagak Pangulu
Performing arts
Saluang
performance
Traditional Minangkabau music includes saluang jo dendang
which consists of singing to the accompaniment of a saluang bamboo flute, and talemponggong-chime
music. Dances include the tari piring (plate dance), tari payung
(umbrella dance) and tari indang. Demonstrations of the silat martial
art are performed. Pidato adat are ceremonial orations performed at formal
occasions.
Randai is
a folk theater tradition which incorporates music, singing, dance, drama and
the silat martial art. Randai is usually performed for traditional ceremonies
and festivals, and complex stories may span a number of nights. It is performed
as a theatre-in-the-round to achieve an equality and unity between audience
members and the performers. Randai performances are a synthesis of alternating
martial arts dances, songs, and acted scenes. Stories are delivered by both the
acting and the singing and are mostly based upon Minangkabau legends and
folktales. Randai originated early in the 20th century out of fusion of local
martial arts, story-telling and other performance traditions. Men originally
played both the male and female characters in the story, but since the 1960s
women have also participated.
Crafts
Minangkabau
songket, the pattern in the lower third representing bamboo sprouts West
Sumatra grand mosque with Minangkabau-modern style.
Particular
Minangkabau villages specialize in cottage industries producing handicrafts
such as woven sugarcane and reed purses, gold and silver jewellery using
filigree and granulation techniques, woven songket textiles, wood carving,
embroidery, pottery, and metallurgy.
It is interesting when we discover other ethnic group which rarely
we find their historical background. So now we are well known about Minangkabau
people and they have “Adat Pepatih” that different from “Adat Temenggung” that
applies by most of country in Peninsular Malaysia. Even there some different in
Adat, we are comfortable and respect each other differences. This is Malaysia.
Thank you for reading J
MINAGKABAU
Assalamualaikum
and hai!
For today entry, we will discover about one of
various ethnic group in Malaysia which is Minangkabau. The Minangkabau ethnic group, also known as Minang (Urang minang in
Minangkabau language), is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra, in
Indonesia. However this ethnic group arrives and comprises
a majority of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia.
General
Information:
People
Name General
|
|
People
Name in Country
|
Minangkabau,
Orang Negeri
|
Population
in Malaysia
|
886,000
|
Alternate
Names
|
Malay,
Negeri Sembilian, Minang, Minangkabau, Negeri Sembilian,
Negeri
Sembilian Malay, Orang Negeri
|
As
descendants from the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra, Indonesia, the
Minang of Malaysia have a distinct culture and their own royal line that dates
back several centuries. They speak the national language of Malaysia, but they
have their own dialect that reflects lingual roots in the language of their
Indonesian heritage. Within Malaysia, the Minang refer to themselves as Orang
Negeri or person from Negeri.
Adat
Pepatih
Different
from other ethnic group, the Minang are most noted for their adherence to adat
pepatih (matrilineal inheritance). Most of ertain areas of Negeri Sembilan have
moved away from this tradition due to the complexities these “Adat Petatih”ceremonies
and the blending of communities with peoples from different Malay groups who
use traditional male inheritance. However, the areas of Kuala Pilah, Tampin,
Seri Menanti, and Jelebu are still strong in their unique culture and
consistently practice this tradition.
The
Minang place great emphasis on their women. In order to protect the rights of
the female, the name and property are passed down through the line of the
mother. Daughters are strongly encouraged to marry within the same people group
or else they are not allowed to live on family land. Sons are allowed to marry
outside of the people group, but they, too, forfeit their right to live on
family land since the wife would have no land inheritance of her own. Newlyweds
either live on their own or with the family of the bride.
Architecture
Housing
and architecture for the Minang have become more modern over the past
generation though older, more traditional homes are still being occupied. The
roof of a traditional home is peeked at both ends to represent the horns of a
water buffalo.
Religion and Belief.
The Minangkabau are strongly Islamic, but also follow their ethnic
traditions, or adat. The Minangkabau adat was derived from animist beliefs
before the arrival of Islam, and remnants of animist beliefs still exist even
among some practicing Muslims. The present relationship between Islam and
adatis described in the saying "tradition [adat] founded upon Islamic law,
Islamic law founded upon the Qur'an" (adat basandi syara', syara' basandi
Kitabullah).
Their West Sumatran homelands were the location of the Padri War
from 1821 to 1837.
Ceremonies and
Festivals
Women carrying platters of food to a ceremony
Minangkabau ceremonies and festivals include:
Ø Turun mandi - baby
blessing ceremony
Ø Sunat rasul - circumcision
ceremony
Ø Baralek - wedding ceremony
Ø Batagak pangulu - clan leader
inauguration ceremony. Other clan leaders, all relatives in the same clan and
all villagers in the region are invited. The ceremony will last for 7 days or
more.
Ø Turun ka sawah - community
work ceremony
Ø Manyabik - harvesting
ceremony
Ø Hari Raya - Islamic
festivals
Ø Adoption ceremony
Ø Funeral ceremony
Ø Wild boar hunt ceremony
Ø Maanta pabukoan - sending food
to mother-in-law for Ramadhan
Ø Tabuik - Muslim
celebration in the coastal village of Pariaman
Ø Tanah Ta Sirah, inaugurate a
new clan leader (Datuk) when the old one died in the few hours.
Ø Mambangkik Batang Tarandam,
inaugurate a new leader (Datuk) when the old one died in the pass 10 or 50
years and even more, must do the Batagak Pangulu
Performing arts
Saluang
performance
Traditional Minangkabau music includes saluang jo dendang
which consists of singing to the accompaniment of a saluang bamboo flute, and talemponggong-chime
music. Dances include the tari piring (plate dance), tari payung
(umbrella dance) and tari indang. Demonstrations of the silat martial
art are performed. Pidato adat are ceremonial orations performed at formal
occasions.
Randai is
a folk theater tradition which incorporates music, singing, dance, drama and
the silat martial art. Randai is usually performed for traditional ceremonies
and festivals, and complex stories may span a number of nights. It is performed
as a theatre-in-the-round to achieve an equality and unity between audience
members and the performers. Randai performances are a synthesis of alternating
martial arts dances, songs, and acted scenes. Stories are delivered by both the
acting and the singing and are mostly based upon Minangkabau legends and
folktales. Randai originated early in the 20th century out of fusion of local
martial arts, story-telling and other performance traditions. Men originally
played both the male and female characters in the story, but since the 1960s
women have also participated.
Crafts
Minangkabau
songket, the pattern in the lower third representing bamboo sprouts West
Sumatra grand mosque with Minangkabau-modern style.
Particular
Minangkabau villages specialize in cottage industries producing handicrafts
such as woven sugarcane and reed purses, gold and silver jewellery using
filigree and granulation techniques, woven songket textiles, wood carving,
embroidery, pottery, and metallurgy.
It is interesting when we discover other ethnic group which rarely
we find their historical background. So now we are well known about Minangkabau
people and they have “Adat Pepatih” that different from “Adat Temenggung” that
applies by most of country in Peninsular Malaysia. Even there some different in
Adat, we are comfortable and respect each other differences. This is Malaysia.
Thank you for reading J