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Estonian
Noun
kapteni
- genitive singular of kapten
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English captain.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kapteni (ma class, plural makapteni)
- captain (military position)
- captain (leader of a sports team)
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References
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, page 38 of 33-41