Alternate Names: Minang, Padang
Dialects: Agam, Aneuk Jamee (Jamee), Batu Sangkar-Pariangan, Kerinci-Minangkabau, Orang Mamak, Pajokumbuh, Pancuang Soal (Muko-Muko), Penghulu, Si Junjung, Singkarak, Tanah, Ulu. Not intelligible with Indonesian ,. Pekal , may be intelligible with Minangkabau. A member of macrolanguage Malay ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,530,000 (2007). 500,000 in Jakarta.
Language Use: Vigorous. Positive attitudes.
Language Development: Taught in primary schools in grades 1 and 2. Newspapers. Radio programs. NT: 1996.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni).