adat

Some also say they see changes afoot among the Minangkabau that may be weakening the adat system.

The adat paid to the girl's friends has usually been twelve dollars.

Maka uleh baginda pun di-sambut dengan seperti adat, they were received by the king with the customary ceremony.

A man married by ambel-anak may redeem himself and family on payment of the jujur and adat of a virgin before-mentioned.

If a younger sister be first married, the husband pays six dollars, adat pelalu, for passing over the elder.

The "adat," or law which cannot be changed, was fostered by religion.