Vol. 1 No. 2 2016 ISSN 2502-4132 THE ORIGIN OF MINANG KABAUNESE SHOWN ON WEDDING CEREMONY VIDEO OF “PASAMBAHAN MAANTA MARAPULAI” PRODUCED BY ELTA RECORD BUKITTINGGI Yeni Afriyeni, S.S, M.Pd*, Nori Harianto, S.S yenisbk123@gmail.com, norie.alexy@yahoo.co.id Abstract: This study aims to explain the origin of Minangkabau ancestors in Pasambhan Maanta Marapulai Speech produced by ELTA Record Bukittinggi. This study discusses the origin of Minangkabau ancestors found in the video based on myth. In the preparation of this study researchers used descriptive qualitative methods, which is a method that examines an object by explaining the object. Researchers get supporting data from several books that is literature books, bukujurnal, and other books related to this thesis. In analyzing, the researcher explains the implicit meanings contained in the Maanta Marapulate Extended Speech by both the bridegroom and the bridegroom. The results of this study stated that the ancestors of the Minangkabau people came from the third son of Sultan Iskandar Zulkarnain named Maharaja Diraja, Maharaja Diraja sailed through the Indian Ocean and found an island to the west of Sumatra Island. The island is called Perca Island. Or known also by the name Minangkabau, from there Maharaja Diraja see Mount Merapi then Maharaja Royal along with his entourage went to the top of the Mountain. There they first built the Village, the first village named Siligundi Nan Baselo in Pariangan Padang Panjang. Based on the analysis of the story of the origin of Minangkabau ancestors found in the video Maanta Marapulai Supplement, the researchers concluded that the story is a mythical story. Keywords : Minang Kabaunese, Ceremony. Introduction In tracing the history of a tribe, we needed some complete evidences about it. The evidences about a tribe were found based on the facts and the stories. Based on the facts, it was the artifacts, histories, books, inscriptions and historical buildings. For example, the history of Mayans in America, they had many historical evidences such as Chichen Itza in Mexico. It looked like pyramid as the center of another building. In the opposite, there were many stories about a tribe that had not complete evidences, because there was no fact about the origin of that tribe. But, they had many stories that circulate among people in their country. They believed that these stories as their origin. For example Tamiang tribe in Aceh, the story that circulate among people told that the origin of Tamiang tribe came from Malay tribe, but there was no fact about that story. The story without clear fact was included into myth story. A set of stories or beliefs about particular person, tribe, religious and culture without clear facts was called as myth. Myth of particular person was the stories told about person and