One of the developed values in empowering character education is Indonesia’s cultural value. Indonesia surely has various cultures. One of them is Minangkabau's culture. For the Minangkabau community, Kaba is a means to deliver advice, suggestions, and life teachings. One of Kaba Minangkabau realizations is Kaba Sabai Nan Aluih. This research applied a descriptive qualitative approach. The applied research type was Gadarmerian Hermeneutics.  The data collection tools consisted of documentation and interview. The primary data source was from Kaba Minangkabau Sabai Nan Alluih. The applied data analysis was Part-Whole Gadarmerian Hermeneutics. Based on the Kaba Sabai Nan Aluih text review, two types of characters, positive and negative. The positive characters consisted of 16 characters while the negative characters consisted of 3 characters. The positive characters consisted of religiosity, responsibility, social awareness, wisdom, compassion, bravery, honesty, peace-loving, hardworking, independence, generosity, communication, compliance, patience, politeness, and empathy.  The negative characters consisted of greed, arrogance, and ruthlessness. The obtained characters were expected to enrich and revitalize the cultural values within the character education.