jemadari

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Baluchi جمیدر.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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jemadari (ma class, plural majemadari)

  1. a military officer, jemadar
  2. (chess) knight

See also

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Chess pieces in Swahili · kete za sataranji (see also: sataranji, chesi) (layout · text)
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shaha, shehe, mfalme, kete kuu malkia ngome sataranja, padre farasi, jemadari kitunda

References

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  1. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2004) “Convergence of Languages on the East African Coast”, in Éva Ágnes Csató, Bo Isaksson, Carina Jahani, editors, Convergence of Languages on the East African Coast, London: Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 359-374
  2. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2013) “The Baluchi of East Africa: Dynamics of Assimilation and Integration”, in The Journal of the Middle East and Africa[1], volume 4, number 2, →DOI, page 133 of 127-134