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Minangkabau

Minangkabau is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia.

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Scripture in Minangkabau

A complete Bible is reported in Minangkabau.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Minangkabau is spoken

  • Indonesia

See Minangkabau on the language map

About Minangkabau

Part of
Malay (macrolanguage) (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
min
Glottocode
mina1268
Also known as
Minangkabau: Muko-Muko

Dialects and varieties 14

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Minangkabau as a whole.

  • AgamNo known Scripture
  • Aneuk JameeNo known Scripture
  • Batu Sangkar-ParianganNo known Scripture
  • LunangicNo known Scripture
  • Muko-MukoNo known Scripture
  • Orang MamakNo known Scripture
  • PajokumbuhNo known Scripture
  • PenghuluNo known Scripture
  • Sakai in MinangkabauNo known Scripture
  • Si JunjungNo known Scripture
  • SingkarakNo known Scripture
  • TanahNo known Scripture
  • TapanNo known Scripture
  • Ulu (Minangkabau)No known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.