Editing Minangkabau people (section)

===Overseas Minangkabau===
{{See also|Overseas Minangkabau|Rawa (tribe)}}
{{Further|Indonesian Malaysians#Minangkabau|Minangkabau Malaysians}}

Over half of the Minangkabau people can be considered overseas Minangkabaus. They make up the majority of the population of [[Negeri Sembilan]], [[Naning]] (in [[Malaysia]]) as well as [[Pekanbaru]] (in Indonesia). They also form a significant minority in the populations of [[Jakarta]], [[Bandung]], [[Medan]], [[Batam]], [[Surabaya]] and [[Palembang]] in Indonesia as well as [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malacca, [[Penang]], Singapore and [[Brunei Darussalam]] in the rest of the [[Malay world]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Mochtar Naim |author2=Zulqaiyyim |author3=Hasanuddin |author4=Gusdi Sastra |year=2002 |title=Menelusuri Jejak Melayu-Minangkabau |publisher=Yayasan Citra Budaya Indonesia}}</ref>{{page needed| date=March 2025}} Minangkabaus have also emigrated as skilled professionals and merchants to the [[Netherlands]], [[United States]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Australia]].<ref>http://www.padeknews.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602193045/http://www.padeknews.com/ |date=2 June 2015 }} [http://www.padeknews.com/2014/09/24.Warga.Minang.Melbourne.Australia.Dilepas.Naik.Haji.html Warga Minang Melbourne Australia Dilepas Naik Haji] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063139/http://www.padeknews.com/2014/09/24.Warga.Minang.Melbourne.Australia.Dilepas.Naik.Haji.html |date=24 September 2015 }}</ref>{{better source needed |reason=journal bttr than current news |date=March 2025 }} In the overseas (''rantau''), they have a reputation for being shrewd merchants.<ref>{{cite book | last=Hadler |first=Jeffrey |year=2013 |title=Muslims and Matriarchs: Cultural Resilience in Indonesia through Jihad and Colonialism}}</ref>{{page needed |date=March 2025}} The [[matrilineal]] culture and economic conditions in West Sumatra have made the Minangkabau people one of the most mobile ethnic group in [[Maritime Southeast Asia]].

For most of the Minangkabau people, wandering is an ideal way to reach maturity and success; as a consequence, they exercised great influence in the politics of many kingdom and states in Maritime Southeast Asia. Overseas Minangkabau are also great influence developing Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean culture, mainly language, culinary, music, and martial art.<ref>{{cite book | last=Daniels |first=Timothy P. |year=2005 |title=Building Cultural Nationalism in Malaysia: Identity, Representation, and Citizenship}}</ref>{{page needed |date=March 2025}}