Editing Minangkabau people (section)

===Matrilineage===
The Minangkabau are the largest [[matrilineal]] society in the world, with property, family name and land passing down from mother to daughter,<ref name="BBC-Minangkabau">{{cite news | title = World's largest matrilineal society | author = Rathina Sankari | date = 22 September 2016 | work = BBC | url = http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160916-worlds-largest-matrilineal-society | access-date = 22 September 2016 | archive-date = 22 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160922135427/http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160916-worlds-largest-matrilineal-society | url-status = live }}</ref> while religious and political affairs are the responsibility of men, although some women also play important roles in these areas.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} This custom is called Lareh Bodi-Caniago and is known as [[adat perpatih]] in Malaysia.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Today 4.2&nbsp;million Minangs live in the homeland of West Sumatra.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

As one of the world's most populous (as well as politically and economically influential) matrilineal ethnicities, Minangkabau gender dynamics have been extensively studied by anthropologists.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} The ''adat'' (Minangkabau: ''Adaik'') traditions have allowed Minangkabau women to hold a relatively advantageous position in their society compared to most patriarchal societies,{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} because though they do not rule, they are at the center of their society.