noun animate
(military, naval) captain; (in past) tribal council-member, official equivalent to kinap (see kinap)
Plural:
keptinok
Possessed:
'keptinomol

Notes

(from French, capitain, or English, captain)

Keywords

captain
council-member

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Solahki yaq-ote malsom 'tiyal yaq yuhtol keptinol, "Mehsi nit kil tutalokiqayin?" Suddenly Wolf said to this captain, "Why are your eyes so big?" (EN)
Nit-te etoli-esuwuhset wot iya keptin. And there (on deck) was the captain, walking back and forth. (EN)

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