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<p>Datuk (or its variant Dato or Datu) is a <a href="/facts/Malay_language/2T6pPtgv">Malay</a> title commonly used in <a href="/facts/Brunei/dyz9JUn8">Brunei</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>, and <a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a>, as well as a traditional title by <a href="/facts/Minangkabau_people/eTvhMWBN">Minangkabau people</a> in <a href="/facts/West_Sumatra/odzXp8aE">West Sumatra</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>. </p><p>The title of the wife of a male Datuk is Datin. Women with the title can take either the title Datin or Datuk. </p>