afande

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi) (modern Turkish efendi), which was used as a rank of non-European officer in several military forces in colonial Africa.

Pronunciation
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Noun

afande (ma class, plural maafande)

  1. a high-ranking soldier
  2. sir (polite term of address, principally used with military men)
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