Minangkabau language (Minang language: Minang meatballs) is one of the languages ​​of the Malay language spoken by the Minangkabau people as a mother tongue especially in West Sumatra province (except Mentawai islands), the west coast of Aceh and North Sumatra, the western part of Riau province, the northern part Jambi and Bengkulu, and Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The language of Minang is hypothesized as Melayik language, as is Banjar, Betawi, and Iban.

The Minang language is still used as a daily language by the Minangkabau people, both those living in Sumatra and overseas. However, for Minangkabau people born overseas, most of them have used Indonesian or Malay in daily conversation