Minangkabau people
The two migration waves of Minangkabau people and the assimilation of the Minangkabau language to the languages of the natives are what resulted in the language of Negeri Sembilan Malay. Negeri Sembilan Malay has been influenced by several languages such as Malaysian Malay, the standard Malaysian variety of Malay, English and Arabic, different from the Minangkabau language in Sumatra which has been influenced more by Indonesian, the Indonesian standardised form of Malay and Dutch. The Minangkabau people of Negeri Sembilan have been separated from the Minangkabau people of Sumatra for 500-600 years. This resulted in Negeri Sembilan Malay developing its own unique features.