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Minangkabau people

Index Minangkabau people

Minangkabau people (Minangkabau: Urang Minang; Indonesian: Suku Minang; Jawi script: اورڠ مينڠ), also known as Minang, are an ethnic group indigenous to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. [1]

195 relations: Abdul Halim, Abdul Latief (Indonesian businessman), Abdul Muis, Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, Aceh, Adat, Adat perpatih, Adityawarman, Afgansyah Reza, Agam Regency, Agus Salim, Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi, Aishah Ghani, Alexander the Great, Ali Akbar Navis, Amirsham Abdul Aziz, Aneuk Jamee people, Ani Idrus, Animism, Areca nut, Arizal (director), Asam pedas, Asrul Sani, Assaat, Austronesian languages, Aziz Ishak, Balai Pustaka, Bandung, Banten, Basrizal Koto, Batam, Bengkulu, Brunei, Buddhism, Bukittinggi, Bunga Citra Lestari, Camelia Malik, Chairil Anwar, Chinese Indonesians, Christine Hakim, Diaspora, Diglossia, Djamaluddin Adinegoro, Djamaluddin Malik, Dorce Gamalama, Dude Harlino, Dutch East India Company, Eid al-Fitr, Encyclopædia Britannica, Eva Arnaz, ..., Fariz RM, Federal Research Division, Federation of Malaya, Filigree, Fouad Abdulhameed Alkhateeb, Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, Ghazali Shafie, Granulation (jewellery), Great Mosque of Mecca, Halal, Hamka, Hindu, Historiography, Idrus, Indonesian language, Indonesian literature, Islam, ISO 639-3, Jakarta, Jambi, Java War, Jawi alphabet, Jean Parmentier (explorer), Joshua Project, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Kedukan Bukit inscription, Kuala Lumpur, Lampung, Lexicon, Liberal democracy period in Indonesia, Library of Congress, Lima Puluh Kota Regency, Lonely Planet, Majapahit, Majulah Singapura, Malay language, Malay race, Malay world, Malayic languages, Malayo-Polynesian languages, Malays (ethnic group), Malaysia, Malin Kundang, Mandailing people, Marah Roesli, Maritime Southeast Asia, Masyumi Party, Matrilineality, Medan, Melbourne, Melewar of Negeri Sembilan, Minangkabau (legend), Minangkabau businesspeople, Minangkabau Highlands, Minangkabau language, Minangkabau people, Mira Lesmana, Mohamed Taib bin Haji Abdul Samad, Mohammad Hatta, Mohammad Natsir, Mohammad Yamin, Mokhzani Mahathir, Mount Marapi, Murba Party, Muslim, Nagari (settlement), Napoleonic Wars, Nasri Cheppy, Nazril Irham, Negeri Sembilan, Netherlands, Nirina Zubir, North Sumatra, Padang, Paddy field, Padri War, Pagaruyung Kingdom, Painan, Palembang, Pantun, Pariaman, Pekanbaru, Penang, Philippines, Phonology, Quran, Rais Yatim, Rajah Baguinda, Ramadan, Randai, Rebab, Rendang, Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia, Riau, Riau Islands, Rosihan Anwar, Rumah Gadang, Rustam Effendi, Sakai people, Saluang, Sate Padang, Saudi Arabia, Shafi‘i, Sherina Munaf, Silat, Singhasari, Socialist Party of Indonesia, Songket, South Sumatra, Sri Jayanasa of Srivijaya, Statistics Indonesia, Suharto, Sukarno, Sukarno M. Noor, Sultanate of Sulu, Sulu, Sunni Islam, Suntiang, Surabaya, Surau, Sutan Sjahrir, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, Tabuik, Talempong, Tan Malaka, Tanah Datar Regency, Taufiq Ismail, Tempo (Indonesian magazine), Theatre in the round, Titi Rajo Bintang, Tuanku Imam Bonjol, Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah, U-Wei Haji Saari, University of California, Los Angeles, Usmar Ismail, Vajrayana, Wahhabism, Wandly Yazid, Water buffalo, West Java, West Sumatra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Yusof Ishak, Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer), Zubir Said. Expand index (145 more) »

Abdul Halim

Abdul Halim (عبد الحليم) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname.

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Abdul Latief (Indonesian businessman)

Abdul Latief is the founder Indonesian retailers Pasaraya department store and of television channel Lativi.

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Abdul Muis

Abdul Muis (also spelt Abdoel Moeis; 1886 – 17 July 1959), was an Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist.

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Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan

Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad, GCMG (24 August 1895 – 1 April 1960) was the first Supreme Head of State or Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya of the Federation of Malaya, eighth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti and second Yang di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negri Sembilan.

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Aceh

Aceh; (Acehnese: Acèh; Jawoë:; Dutch: Atjeh or Aceh) is a province of Indonesia.

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Adat

Adat (Jawi: عادت) is the generic term derived from Arabic language for describing a variety of local customary practices and tradition as observed by Muslim communities in North Caucasus, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Adat perpatih

Adat Perpatih (also known as Lareh Bodi Caniago) are customary laws which originated from the Minangkabau Highlands in Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Adityawarman

Adityawarman was a king of Malayapura, a state in central Sumatra.

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Afgansyah Reza

Afgansyah Reza (Jawi: افغان شاه رضا; born May 27, 1989), known to many as Afgan, is an Indonesian singer, songwriter, and occasional actor.

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Agam Regency

Agam is a regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Agus Salim

Haji Agus Salim (born Mashudul Haq; October 8, 1884 – November 4, 1954) was one of Indonesia's founding fathers and prominent diplomats.

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Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi

Shaikh Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi (1860 – 1916) was a Minangkabau Indonesian Islamic teacher.

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Aishah Ghani

Tan Sri Datin Paduka Seri Dr. Aishah binti Ghani (15 December 1923 – 19 April 2013) was the Minister of Social Welfare Malaysia between 1973 and 1984, and Head of Wanita UMNO women's Malaysia between 1972 until 1984.

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Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Aléxandros ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty.

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Ali Akbar Navis

Ali Akbar Navis (born in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra November 17, 1924 - died in Padang March 22, 2003 at 78 years of age) was a prominent Indonesian author, poet and humorist.

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Amirsham Abdul Aziz

Tan Sri Amirsham bin Abdul Aziz is the former president and chief executive officer of Maybank.

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Aneuk Jamee people

Aneuk Jamee or Ughang Jamu people are a group of people spread along the west and south coast of Aceh, starting from Singkil, South Aceh Regency, Southwest Aceh Regency and Simeulue Regency.

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Ani Idrus

Ani Idrus (November 25, 1918, Sawah Lunto, West Sumatra – January 9, 1999) was a prominent reporter and co-founder Waspada daily newspaper with her husband Mohamad Said on 1947.

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Animism

Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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Areca nut

The areca nut is the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu), which grows in much of the tropical Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia), Southeast and South Asia, and parts of east Africa.

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Arizal (director)

Arizal (born in Airmolek, Indragiri, Riau on January 11, 1943 - died on May 18, 2014) was a prominent Indonesian film director.

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Asam pedas

Asam Pedas (Indonesian and Malay: Asam Pedas, Minangkabau: Asam Padeh, Sour and Spicy) is a Minangkabau and Malay sour and spicy fish stew dish.

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Asrul Sani

Asrul Sani (10 June 1927 – 11 January 2004) was an Indonesian writer, poet and screenwriter.

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Assaat

Assaat Datuk Mudo (18 September 1904 – 16 June 1976), known as Mr.

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Austronesian languages

The Austronesian languages are a language family that is widely dispersed throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific Ocean, with a few members in continental Asia.

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Aziz Ishak

Abdul Aziz bin Ishak (1913–1999) was a Malaysian freedom fighter, politician and journalist.

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Balai Pustaka

Balai Pustaka (also spelled Balai Poestaka, both meaning "Bureau of Literature") is the state-owned publisher of Indonesia and publisher of major pieces of Indonesian literature such as Salah Asuhan, Sitti Nurbaya and Layar Terkembang.

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Bandung

Bandung (Sundanese:, Bandung, formerly Dutch: Bandoeng), is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia and Greater Bandung made up of 2 municipalities and 38 districts, making it Indonesia's 2nd largest metropolitan area with over 8.5 millions inhabitants listed in the 2015 Badan Pusat Statistik data.

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Banten

Banten is the westernmost province on the island of Java, in Indonesia.

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Basrizal Koto

Basrizal Koto (born October 11, 1959 in Pariaman, West Sumatra) is a businessman from Indonesia; the owner of a well-known Indonesian conglomerate.

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Batam

Batam is the largest city (kota) of Riau Islands Province of Indonesia as well the name of an island.

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Bengkulu

Bengkulu, historically known as Bencoolen or British Bencoolen, is one of the Provinces of Indonesia and is located in the southwest coast of Sumatra.

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Brunei

Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Bukittinggi

Bukittinggi (Kota Bukittinggi, Bukittinggi, Jawi), is the third largest city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of over 124,000 people and an area of 25.24 km².

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Bunga Citra Lestari

Bunga Citra Lestari (born 22 March 1983), also known as BCL, is an Indonesian pop singer and actress.

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Camelia Malik

Camelia Malik (born April 22, 1955) is an Indonesian actress and dangdut singer.

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Chairil Anwar

Chairil Anwar (26 July 1922 – 28 April 1949) was an Indonesian poet and member of the "1945 Generation" of writers.

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Chinese Indonesians

Chinese Indonesians (Indonesian: Orang Tionghoa-Indonesia) are Indonesians descended from various Chinese ethnic groups, primarily the Han Chinese.

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Christine Hakim

Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim (born 25 December 1956), also known by the popular name Christine Hakim, is an Indonesian actress, film producer, and activist.

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Diaspora

A diaspora (/daɪˈæspərə/) is a scattered population whose origin lies in a separate geographic locale.

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Diglossia

In linguistics, diglossia is a situation in which two dialects or languages are used by a single language community.

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Djamaluddin Adinegoro

Djamaluddin Adinegoro (14 August 1904 – 8 January 1967) was an Indonesian press pioneer.

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Djamaluddin Malik

Djamaluddin Malik (13 February 1917 – 8 June 1970) was a prominent Indonesian film producer, politician, entrepreneur.

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Dorce Gamalama

Dorce Gamalama (born Dedi Yuliardi Ashadi, July 21, 1963) is an Indonesian trans woman, who is a pop singer, actress, presenter, and comedian.

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Dude Harlino

Dude Harlino (born 2 December 1980), also spelled Dude Herlino, is an Indonesian actor.

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Dutch East India Company

The United East India Company, sometimes known as the United East Indies Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie; or Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie in modern spelling; abbreviated to VOC), better known to the English-speaking world as the Dutch East India Company or sometimes as the Dutch East Indies Company, was a multinational corporation that was founded in 1602 from a government-backed consolidation of several rival Dutch trading companies.

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Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for "British Encyclopaedia"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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Eva Arnaz

Eva Yanthi Arnaz (born July 14, 1958) is an Indonesian film actress who was prominent in Indonesian film in the 1980s.

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Fariz RM

Fariz Rustam Munaf, better known as Fariz RM (born Jakarta, 5 January 1959) is an Indonesian musician and audio-visual artist.

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Federal Research Division

The Federal Research Division (FRD) is the research and analysis unit of the United States Library of Congress.

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Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca)See: Cabinet Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Filigree

Filigree (also less commonly spelled filagree, and formerly written filigrann or filigrene) is a delicate kind of jewellery metalwork, usually of gold and silver, made with tiny beads or twisted threads, or both in combination, soldered together or to the surface of an object of the same metal and arranged in artistic motifs.

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Fouad Abdulhameed Alkhateeb

Fouad Abdulhameed Ahmad AlKhateeb (1925 - October 28, 1995), was a Saudi Arabian ambassador, humanitarian, author, and businessman.

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Fourth Anglo-Dutch War

The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (Vierde Engels-Nederlandse Oorlog; 1780–1784) was a conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic.

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Ghazali Shafie

Tun Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie (22 March 1922 – 24 January 2010) was a Malaysian politician.

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Granulation (jewellery)

Granulation is a jewellery manufacturing technique whereby a surface is covered in spherules or granules of precious metal.

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Great Mosque of Mecca

The Great Mosque of Mecca, also called Al-Haram Mosque (al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, "the Forbidden Mosque" or "the Sacred Mosque") or Grand Mosque of Makkah, is the largest mosque in the world, and surrounds the Islamic Qiblah (قِـبْـلَـة, Direction of Prayer), that is the Kaaba in the Hejazi city of Mecca (مَـكَّـة, Makkah), Saudi Arabia.

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Halal

Halal (حلال, "permissible"), also spelled hallal or halaal, refers to what is permissible or lawful in traditional Islamic law.

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Hamka

Prof. Dr. Haji Abdul Malik bin Dr.

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Hindu

Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism.

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Historiography

Historiography is the study of the methods of historians in developing history as an academic discipline, and by extension is any body of historical work on a particular subject.

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Idrus

Idrus (21 September 1921 – 18 May 1979) was an Indonesian author best known for his realistic short stories and novels.

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Indonesian language

Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia.

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Indonesian literature

Indonesian literature, is a term grouping various genres of South-East Asian literature.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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ISO 639-3

ISO 639-3:2007, Codes for the representation of names of languages – Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages, is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Jambi

Jambi is a province of Indonesia.

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Java War

The Java War or Diponegoro War was fought in central Java from 1825 to 1830, between the colonial Dutch Empire and native Javanese rebels.

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Jawi alphabet

Jawi (Jawi: Jāwī; Pattani: Yawi; Acehnese: Jawoë) is an Arabic alphabet for writing Malay, Acehnese, Banjarese, Minangkabau, Tausūg and several other languages in Southeast Asia.

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Jean Parmentier (explorer)

Jean Parmentier (1494–1529), born in Dieppe, France, was a navigator, cartographer, and poet.

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Joshua Project

The Joshua Project (formerly part of AD2000) is an organization seeking to highlight the ethnic groups of the world with the least followers of evangelical Christianity.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

The Journal of Southeast Asian Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering scholarly studies on Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, East Timor, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).

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Kedukan Bukit inscription

The Kedukan Bukit Inscription was discovered by the Dutchman M. Batenburg on 29 November 1920 at Kedukan Bukit, South Sumatra, Indonesia, on the banks of the River Tatang, a tributary of the River Musi.

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Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur), or commonly known as KL, is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city in the country.

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Lampung

Lampung is a province of Indonesia.

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Lexicon

A lexicon, word-hoard, wordbook, or word-stock is the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge (such as nautical or medical).

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Liberal democracy period in Indonesia

The era of Liberal Democracy (Demokrasi Liberal) in Indonesia began on August 17, 1950 following the dissolution of the federal United States of Indonesia less than a year after its formation, and ended with the imposition of martial law and President Sukarno's decree regarding the introduction of Guided Democracy on July 5, 1957.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.

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Lima Puluh Kota Regency

Lima Puluh Kota, or Limapuluh Koto (meaning fifty states or fifty towns in Minangkabau language), is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book publisher in the world.

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Majapahit

The Majapahit Empire (Javanese: ꦏꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀ Karaton Majapahit, Kerajaan Majapahit) was a thalassocracy in Southeast Asia, based on the island of Java (part of modern-day Indonesia), that existed from 1293 to circa 1500.

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Majulah Singapura

Majulah Singapura (Onward Singapore;; முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர்) is the national anthem of Singapore.

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Malay language

Malay (Bahasa Melayu بهاس ملايو) is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Malay race

The concept of a Malay race was originally proposed by the German physician Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752–1840), and classified as a brown race.

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Malay world

The Malay world or Malay realm (Malay: Dunia Melayu or Alam Melayu, Jawi: دنيا ملايو or عالم ملايو) is a concept or an expression that has been utilised by different authors and groups over time to denote several different notions, derived from varied interpretations of Malayness, either as a racial category, as a linguistic group, or as a political-cultural group.

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Malayic languages

The Malayic languages are a branch of the Austronesian family.

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Malayo-Polynesian languages

The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers.

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Malays (ethnic group)

Malays (Orang Melayu, Jawi: أورڠ ملايو) are an Austronesian ethnic group that predominantly inhabit the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands which lie between these locations — areas that are collectively known as the Malay world.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Malin Kundang

Malin Kundang, Si Tanggang also called Nakhoda Manis, is a Southeast Asian folktale about retribution on an ungrateful son.

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Mandailing people

The Mandailing is a traditional cultural group in Southeast Asia.

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Marah Roesli

Marah Roesli (full name: Marah Rusli bin Abu Bakar) was an Indonesian writer.

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Maritime Southeast Asia

Maritime Southeast Asia is the maritime region of Southeast Asia as opposed to mainland Southeast Asia and comprises what is now Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, and Timor Leste.

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Masyumi Party

Masyumi Party (Partai Majelis Syuro Muslimin Indonesia) (Council of Indonesian Muslim Associations) was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia during the Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia.

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Matrilineality

Matrilineality is the tracing of descent through the female line.

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Medan

Medan; is the capital of North Sumatra province in Indonesia.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Melewar of Negeri Sembilan

Raja Melewar was the first Yamtuan Besar (equivalent to King) of Negri Sembilan, Malaysia.

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Minangkabau (legend)

The Minangkabau legend told the story of the origin of the name "Minangkabau".

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Minangkabau businesspeople

Minangkabau Merchants refers to merchants from Minangkabau Highlands, in central Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Minangkabau Highlands

The Minangkabau Highlands is a mountainous area in West Sumatra, around the three mountains (Mount Marapi, Mount Singgalang, and Mount Sago) in central Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Minangkabau language

Minangkabau (autonym: Baso Minang(kabau); Bahasa Minangkabau) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, the western part of Riau, South Aceh Regency, the northern part of Bengkulu and Jambi, also in several cities throughout Indonesia by migrated Minangkabau.

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Minangkabau people

Minangkabau people (Minangkabau: Urang Minang; Indonesian: Suku Minang; Jawi script: اورڠ مينڠ), also known as Minang, are an ethnic group indigenous to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Mira Lesmana

Mira Lesmana (born 8 August 1964) is an Indonesian film director, producer and songwriter.

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Mohamed Taib bin Haji Abdul Samad

Mohamed Taib bin Haji Abdul Samad (1858–1925), also known as Haji Mohamed Taib is regarded as the influenced tycoon in the early history of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Mohammad Hatta

Mohammad Hatta (12 August 1902 – 14 March 1980) was Indonesia's first vice president, later also serving as the country's prime minister.

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Mohammad Natsir

Mohammad Natsir (17 July 19086 February 1993) was an Islamic scholar and politician.

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Mohammad Yamin

Mohammad Yamin (August 24, 1903 – October 17, 1962) was an Indonesian poet, politician and national hero who played a key role in the writing of the country's 1945 constitution.

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Mokhzani Mahathir

Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir (born 2 January 1961) is a Malaysian businessman who has been listed as the 14th richest person in Malaysia.

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Mount Marapi

Marapi (also known as Merapi or Berapi) is a complex volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Murba Party

Murba Party (Partai Murba, Murba stands for Musjawarah Ra'jat Banjak) was a 'national communist' political party in Indonesia.

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Muslim

A Muslim (مُسلِم) is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion.

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Nagari (settlement)

A nagari is a semi-autonomous Minangkabau people regional administrative unit in West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by the United Kingdom.

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Nasri Cheppy

Nasri Cheppy (16 October 1950 – 18 December 2010) was an Indonesian film director.

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Nazril Irham

Nazril Irham, (Jawi: نازريل الهام; more popularly known as Ariel; born September 16, 1981), is an Indonesian rock star.

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Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Nirina Zubir

Nirina Zubir (born March 12, 1980) is an Indonesian MTV Movie Award winning actress in modern Indonesian cinemaradio DJ and MTV VJ.

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North Sumatra

North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) is a province of Indonesia.

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Padang

Padang (Jawi) is the capital of the province of West Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Paddy field

A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing semiaquatic rice.

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Padri War

The Padri War (also called the Minangkabau War) was fought from 1803 until 1837 in West Sumatra, Indonesia between the Padris and the Adats.

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Pagaruyung Kingdom

Pagaruyung (also Pagarruyung, Pagar Ruyung and, Malayapura or Malayupura) was the seat of the Minangkabau kings of Western Sumatra, though little is known about it. Modern Pagaruyung is a village in Tanjung Emas subdistrict, Tanah Datar regency, located near the town of Batusangkar, Indonesia.

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Painan

Painan is a coastal town that serves as the capital of the South Pesisir regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Palembang

Palembang (Indonesian pronunciation: palɛmˈbaŋ) is the capital city of South Sumatra province of Indonesia.

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Pantun

The pantun (Jawi: ڤنتون) is a Malay poetic form.

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Pariaman

Pariaman (Jawi), is a coastal city in West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Pekanbaru

Pekanbaru (Jawi: ڤكنبارو,, Dutch: Pakanbaroe), is the capital of Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern part of Sumatra Island.

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Penang

Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait.

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Phonology

Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.

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Quran

The Quran (القرآن, literally meaning "the recitation"; also romanized Qur'an or Koran) is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Allah).

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Rais Yatim

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais bin Yatim (born 15 April 1942) is a Malaysian politician.

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Rajah Baguinda

Rajah Baguinda Ali, also known as Rajah Baginda Ali, Rajah Baginda, Raha Baguinda, or Rajah Baguinda, was a prince from a Minangkabau kingdom in Sumatra, Indonesia called "Pagaruyung".

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Ramadan

Ramadan (رمضان,;In Arabic phonology, it can be, depending on the region. also known as Ramazan, romanized as Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.

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Randai

Randai is a folk theater tradition of the Minangkabau ethnic group which incorporates music, singing, dance, drama and the martial art of silat.

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Rebab

The rebab (ربابة, rabāb, variously spelled rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababa and rabeba, also known as جوزه jawza or joza in Iraq) is a type of a bowed string instrument so named no later than the 8th century and spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East.

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Rendang

Rendang is a spicy meat dish which originated from Indonesia, especially the ethnic group of Minangkabau people, and is now commonly served across the country.

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Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia

The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Revolusioner Republik Indonesia (PRRI)) was an alternative government set up in Sumatra to oppose the central government of Indonesia in 1958.

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Riau

Riau (Jawi), is a province of Indonesia.

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Riau Islands

Riau Islands (Indonesian; Kepulauan Riau, acronym; Kepri), is a province of Indonesia.

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Rosihan Anwar

Rosihan Anwar (10 May 1922 – 14 April 2011) was a renowned Indonesian journalist and author.

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Rumah Gadang

Rumah gadang (Minangkabau: "big house") or rumah bagonjong (Minangkabau: "spired roof house") are the traditional homes ("rumah adat") of the Minangkabau.

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Rustam Effendi

Roestam Effendi (Perfected Spelling: Rustam Effendi; 13 May 1903 – 24 May 1979) was an Indonesian writer and member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands.

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Sakai people

Sakai is one of the tribal communities in Indonesia traditionally living in the interior of Riau, Sumatra.

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Saluang

The saluang is a traditional musical instrument of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Sate Padang

Sate Padang is a speciality satay from Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, made from beef cut into small cubes with spicy sauce on top.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a sovereign Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Shafi‘i

The Shafi‘i (شافعي, alternative spelling Shafei) madhhab is one of the four schools of Islamic law in Sunni Islam.

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Sherina Munaf

Sherina Munaf (born June 11, 1990 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian actress, pop singer, and songwriter.

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Silat

Silat is a collective word for a class of indigenous martial arts from a geo-cultural area of Southeast Asia encompassing most of the Nusantara, the Malay Archipelago, and the entirety of the Malay Peninsula.

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Singhasari

Singhasari was a Javanese Hindu–Buddhist kingdom located in east Java between 1222 and 1292 (today Indonesia).

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Socialist Party of Indonesia

The Socialist Party of Indonesia (Partai Sosialis Indonesia) was a political party in Indonesia from 1948 until 1960, when it was banned by President Sukarno.

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Songket

Songket is a fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of the Malay world (today Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Southern Thailand).

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South Sumatra

South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia.

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Sri Jayanasa of Srivijaya

Dapunta Hyang Sri Jayanasa was the first Maharaja of Srivijaya and thought to be the dynastic founder of Kadatuan Srivijaya.

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Statistics Indonesia

Statistics Indonesia, known in Indonesia as BPS (or Badan Pusat Statistik, the Indonesian translation of Central Agency on Statistics), is a non-departmental government institute of Indonesia that is responsible for conducting statistical surveys.

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Suharto

Muhammad Suharto (also written Soeharto;, or Muhammad Soeharto; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian military leader and politician who served as the second President of Indonesia, holding the office for 31 years from the ousting of Sukarno in 1967 until his resignation in 1998.

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Sukarno

Sukarno (born Kusno Sosrodihardjo; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was the first President of Indonesia, serving in office from 1945 to 1967.

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Sukarno M. Noor

Soekarno M. Noor (Perfected Spelling: Sukarno M. Noor; September 13, 1931 – July 26, 1986) was an Indonesian actor and film producer.

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Sultanate of Sulu

The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausūg: Kasultanan sin Sūg, Jawi: کسلطانن سولو دار الإسلام, Kesultanan Sulu, سلطنة سولك) was a Muslim state that ruled the islands in the Sulu Archipelago, parts of Mindanao, certain portions of Palawan and north-eastern Borneo (present-day the certain parts of Sabah and North Kalimantan).

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Sulu

Sulu (Tausūg: ولايا سين سوگ, Wilāya sin Sūg) is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

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Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam.

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Suntiang

A Suntiang is an elaborate crown worn normally by Minangkabau women in Sumatra for festive occasions.

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Surabaya

Surabaya (formerly Dutch: Soerabaia and later Surabaja) is a port city and the capital of East Java (Jawa Timur) province of Indonesia.

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Surau

Surau is an Islamic assembly building in some regions of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula used for worship and religious instruction.

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Sutan Sjahrir

Sutan Sjahrir (5 March 1909 – 9 April 1966) was an avant garde and idealistic Indonesian intellectual, as well as revolutionary independence leader.

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Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana

Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (Jawi: سوتن تقدير علي شاه بنا; February 11, 1908 – July 17, 1994), was born in Natal, North Sumatra.

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Tabuik

A Tabuik is the local manifestation of the Remembrance of Muharram among the Minangkabau people in the coastal regions of West Sumatra, Indonesia, particularly in the city of Pariaman.

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Talempong

A talempong a small kettle gong which gives its name to an ensemble of four or five talempong as well as other gongs and drums.

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Tan Malaka

Ibrahim Gelar Datuk Sutan Malaka (Jawi: إبراهيم ڬلر داتوق سوتن ملاك; June 2, 1897 – February 21, 1949, usually called Tan Malaka, Jawi: تن ملاك) was a teacher, Indonesian philosopher, founder of Struggle Union (Persatuan Perjuangan) and Murba Party, independent guerrilla, Indonesian fighter, and Indonesian national hero.

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Tanah Datar Regency

Tanah Datar is a regency (kabupaten) in West Sumatra province, Indonesia.

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Taufiq Ismail

Taufiq Ismail (born 25 June 1935) is an Indonesian poet, activist and the editor of the monthly literary magazine "Horison" Ismail figured prominently in Indonesian literature of the post-Sukarno period and is considered one of the pioneers of the "Generation of '66".

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Tempo (Indonesian magazine)

Tempo is an Indonesian weekly magazine that covers news and politics.

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Theatre in the round

A theatre in the round, arena theatre or central staging is a space for theatre in which the audience surrounds the stage.

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Titi Rajo Bintang

Titi Handayani Rajobintang (born 10 February 1981), known by the name Titi Sjuman during her marriage to Wong Aksan, is an Indonesian actress and musician.

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Tuanku Imam Bonjol

Tuanku Imam Bonjol (1772 – 6 November 1864), also known as Muhammad Syahab, Peto Syarif, and Malim Basa, was one of the most popular leaders of the Padri movement in Central Sumatra.

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Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah

Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman (2 May 1925 – 20 August 2008) was a Malaysian businessman and a founder of the Melewar Corporation.

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U-Wei Haji Saari

U-Wei Haji Saari is an award-winning Malaysian film director.

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University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, United States.

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Usmar Ismail

Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was a prominent Indonesian film director.

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Vajrayana

Vajrayāna, Mantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Tantric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism are the various Buddhist traditions of Tantra and "Secret Mantra", which developed in medieval India and spread to Tibet and East Asia.

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Wahhabism

Wahhabism (الوهابية) is an Islamic doctrine and religious movement founded by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

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Wandly Yazid

Hj Wandly Yazid (24 February 1925 – 5 August 2005) was a musician, composer and arranger for Malay film music in the 40’s to the 60’s.

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Water buffalo

The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) or domestic Asian water buffalo is a large bovid originating in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China.

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West Java

West Java (Jawa Barat, abbreviated as Jabar; Sundanese: Jawa Kulon) is a province of Indonesia.

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West Sumatra

West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar, Jawi:, Minangkabau: Sumatera Baraik) is a province of Indonesia.

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Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally "He Who Was Made Lord", Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ), also known as the King, is the monarch and head of state of Malaysia.

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Yusof Ishak

Tun Haji Yusof bin Ishak, SMN, (Jawi: يوسف بن إسحاق;; 12 August 191023 November 1970) was a Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore, serving from 1965 to 1970.

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Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer)

Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad (16 September 1895 – 23 October 1973) or better known by the moniker Za'aba, was a Malaysian writer and linguist.

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Zubir Said

Zubir Said B.B.M. (22 July 1907 – 16 November 1987) was a Singaporean composer originally from the Minangkabau highlands of Indonesia who composed the national anthem of Singapore, "Majulah Singapura" ("Onward Singapore").

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minangkabau_people

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