The Minangkabau clans or Minangkabau tribes (Minangkabau: Suku-suku, sing. Suku) are traditional first degree kinship groups of Minangkabau people of Sumatra, Indonesia and Negeri Sembilan in the Malay Peninsula sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society prior to the 5th century. These clans form the base of a nagari and are descended matrilineally.
The Minangkabau clans or Minangkabau tribes (Minangkabau: Suku-suku, sing. Suku) are traditional first degree kinship groups of Minangkabau people of Sumatra, Indonesia and Negeri Sembilan in the Malay Peninsula sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society prior to the 5th century. These clans form the base of a nagari and are descended matrilineally.
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