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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
This template is put at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers that the second element of a Malay name is not the family name but a [[patronymic]], that is, the [[given name]] of his or her father.
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This template is put at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers that the second element of a Malay name is not the [[family name]] but a [[patronymic]], that is, the [[given name]] of his or her father.
  
 
The template should be used as follows:
 
The template should be used as follows:

Revision as of 06:05, 27 August 2007

This is a Malay name; the name "{{{2}}}" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be addressed by his or her given name, "{{{1}}}".

Usage

This template is put at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers that the second element of a Malay name is not the family name but a patronymic, that is, the given name of his or her father.

The template should be used as follows:

{{Malay name|(given name)|(patronymic)}}

For instance, if the subject of the biographical article is named "Zubir Said" or "Zubir bin Said", the template should be set out like this:

{{Malay name|Zubir|Said}}