System of traditional medicine to this day is still alive, although the practices of modern medicine is growing rapidly with the emergence of centers of government and private health services. The phenomenon Back to Nature (back to nature) are increasingly intensified by the developed countries have a positive impact on the flourishing of the traditional medical systems. The method used to analyze the data are unified method. Unified method used is equivalent translational methods and methods of unified referential. In this study lexicon Minangkabau traditional medicine can be classified into three groups: the types of diseases, types of herbs and treatment process. Keywords: traditional medicine, Minangkabau, lexicon

Pepatah-petitih is Minangkabau proverbs which contains advices and teachings from the elders. Every sentence found in Minangkabau proverbs contains the Minangkabau basic philosophy which is originally derived from the nature. The thought of Minangkabau people is based on natural phenomena. Minangkabau people learn from everyday life environment. Sometimes the Minangkabau proverbs are presented in form of poetry. Poetry is the most important kind of Minangkabau literature. It becomes a topic, kaba flowers, and ornate speech. Those poems and proverbs are Minangkabau traditional community knowledge (local genius) in the past. This article aims to describe the whole Minangkabau proverbs which contain the terms of flora and fauna and to explain the meaning of those proverbs. There are many terms of flora and fauna found in the proverbs of Minangkabau. The contents taught us in doing good, patience, pituah, perseverance, and truth. They contain rules and high values for the benefit of Minangkabau society.

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The extinction of regional languages is a phenomenon that needs to be examined and addressed seriously and wisely. Minangkabau language is also feared to be extinct. The Minangkabau language has undergone a change that occurs in the direction of reducing vocabulary. Classic vocabulary, for example, has been replaced by a new vocabulary and even completely disappeared. This study will specifically find out the kinds of Minangkabau classical texts originating from text edits. Data sources were obtained from the results of research on philology and folklore, namely the edits of manuscripts and folklore documentation. The Lexicon of Minangkabau classical texts in this paper are grouped into three groups, namely, nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

The character of soil fertility in most parts of Indonesia, especially the Minangkabau Cultural area, is growing and developing supporting rice cultivation in rice fields. The lexicons and local wisdom of the community grow in harmony with the dynamics of the activities of the community's rice fields, so that customs and traditions emerge that coexist with the philosophy of rice and natural activities. In this article, it is explained about the variations in the lexicon of rice fields in the luhak and rantau regions in Minangkabau culture and their relation to local wisdom. The method used in this study is qualitative research. Data collected through the method refer to the interview technique. The informants of this study were local Minangkabau farmers and community leaders. Other data sources are text edits and fochlor documentation. Data analyzed through anthropolinguistic theory. The results of the study are presented in the form of scientific articles. It can be concluded that there are variations in the lexicon of rice fields in Minangkabau culture in the luhak and rantau regions. In each lexicon and variations that exist contain local wisdom values of classical Minangkabau people in general. Preservation of the knowledge of the classic lexicon in the millennial generation is an important step in maintaining values in a culture that is important for guiding life and facing nature.