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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of abuna. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.

Preposition

1. 1
   Alternative form of aboon (“above”). Northern-England, Scotland, alt-of, alternative, obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A language, sometimes considered an isolate and sometimes considered West Papuan, spoken in Papua and divided into the dialects Abun Tat (Karon Pantai), Abun Ji (Madik), and Abun Je.

Synonyms

All synonyms

a ndenabunaabunakaronmanifnorth bird's head

Etymology

From Amharic or Tigrinya አቡነ (ʾäbunä), or from a similar Classical Syriac word.

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