Family
Keluarga
Nan kuriak iyolah kundi, nan merah iyolah sago
Nan baiek iyolah budi, nan endah iyolah baso
Bundo Kanduang Luar Negeri
(BKLN)
Welcome to Bundo Kanduang Luar Negeri (BKLN)
Bundo Kanduang Luar Negeri (BKLN) is an organisation of women of Minangkabau West Sumatera's background who reside outside of Indonesia. "Bundo Kanduang" is a prominent figure in our Matrilineal society thus being a Bundo Kanduang means as a motherly figure, we must continue to play an important role for the betterment of our family and the community as a whole.
What is bundo kanduang?
"Bundo kanduang, limpapeh rumah nan gadang, umbun puruak pegangan kunci, umbun puruak aluang bunian, pusek jalo kumpulan tali, sumarak di dalam kampuang, hiasan dalam nagari, nan gadang basa batuah, kok hiduik tampek banasa, kok mato tampek baniat, kaunduang-unduang ka Madinah, kapayuang panji ka sarugo"
"Adat basandi syarak, syarak basandi kitabullah"
Where ever we are, we are "bundo kanduang", far away from the homeland of Minangkabau, we strive to preserve the identity and value of Minangkabau.
Community
Masyarakat
Nan barek samo dipikua, nan ringan samo dijinjiang,
nan elok baimbaukan, nan buruak bahambauan,
nan elok di awak, katuju di urang,
sahino samalu, sasakik,sasanang, sabarek saringan
Economy and Empowerment
Ekonomi dan pemberdayaan
Elok lenggang di nan data, rancak rarak di ari paneh,
ilang rono dek panyakik, ilang bangso tak barameh,
dek ameh sagalo kameh, dek padi sagalo jadi