gapiten : captain

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: noun animate
Translation: Captain
Gloss: captain
Example:
Text: Wen gapiten ula tet?
Translation: Who's the captain here?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ga·bi·den
Alternate grammatical form:
gapitenaq — captains — (plural)
gapitenal — a captain — (fourth person)
Borrowed word: from French, capitaine

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