Adat Perpatih

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Adat Perpatih is a traditional matrilineal customary law system practiced by the Minangkabau-descended communities of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia, governing inheritance, social organization, and cultural practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf customary law system
intangible cultural heritage
matrilineal kinship system
traditional legal system
associatedWithEthnicGroup Minangkabau-descended communities of Negeri Sembilan
codifiedIn oral tradition
coexistsWith Adat Temenggung
Islamic law in Malaysia
Malaysian civil law
culturalFunction maintenance of clan identity
regulation of communal land (tanah pusaka)
regulation of marriage alliances
emphasizesValue clan solidarity
communal responsibility
consensus-based decision making (musyawarah)
genderRolePrinciple men as political and religious leaders
women as custodians of ancestral property
governs clan relations
customary dispute resolution
inheritance
marriage customs
social organization
hasOrigin Minangkabau
surface form: Minangkabau people

West Sumatra
influencedBy Minangkabau adat law
kinshipPrinciple matrilineal descent
languageOfPractice Malay
legalDomain family law
inheritance law
land tenure
marriageRule exogamous marriage between different clans
practicedIn Malaysia
Negeri Sembilan
propertyInheritanceRule ancestral land inherited through female line
clan property held collectively by women
recognizedAs distinctive feature of Negeri Sembilan Malay culture
recognizesInstitution Buapak (lineage head)
Lembaga (clan chief)
Undang (territorial chief)
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
regionSpecificTo Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan
Kuala Pilah
surface form: Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan

Rembau, Negeri Sembilan
Seremban
surface form: Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
socialStructure clan-based villages
matrilineal clans
successionPrinciple selection of rulers by Undang chiefs
timePeriodOfDevelopment pre-colonial era in the Malay world

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