.Parintang kantuak di sore hari ko...Jaan pernah maremehan bahaso Minangkabau..Disampiang asa-muasa dari bahaso Indonesia, bahaso Minang tanyato labiah efisien dibandiang bahaso Indonesia maupun bahaso Inggirih .. Aratino bahaso Minang mamaraluan jumlah huruf nan labiah saketek juo dapek manarangan suatu hal nan rumik jo ciek patah 'kato' sajo..
Indak picayo..?
Bacolah kiriman dari surang ahli bahaso Minang dibawahko..
Efisien dibandiang bahaso Indonesia, ko contoh no ah;
Apa... = A
Siapa.....= Sia
Dimana..= Dima
Kemana..= Kama
Bagaimana ..= Baa
Katanya....= Jano
Bagitulah ..= mantun
Sangaik pendek dibandiang bahaso Inggirih, cubo caliak:
asking someone to go or to do something" ...= Pa-i
fall backward and then hit own head ...= Tajangkang
talk too much about unimportant thing ...= Nyinyia
going without notice/permission ...
= Malucuih
falling/ tripping forward (and may hit own face)...= Tatungkuik
feeling uncomfortable because there is something that smells bad... = Babaun
do not have brain in the head...=
Pandia / Ele
drinking straight from the bottle without using glass, where whole bottle tip gets into the mouth ... = Manyosoh
falling/ tripping accidently until the wholee body roll on the ground...= Tasilanca / Tasialia
doing something without thinking about the consequences ...= Mada
Business opportunity ...= Lokak
Doesn't listen to other people's opinion ...= Pakak / Turiak
Confronted with many difficulties...= Sansai
Stab on somebody with any sharp tool to hurt him/her...= Cucuak
get poked by any object undeliberately but hurts...=
Tacucuak
Useless long talk and all rubbish but entertaining...= Ota
Extended family members ...= Dunsanak
Prety or handsome...= Coga
Delude somebody in order to take advantage of him/her ...= Ma-ota
Too proud of him/herself, and thinks s/he is the gratest and knows everything