Abun
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English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Abun
- 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.
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Further reading
- ISO 639-3 code kgr (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Abun, kgr
Etymology 2
From Amharic or Tigrinya አቡነ (ʾäbunä), or from a similar Classical Syriac word.
Noun
Abun
- Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.
Synonyms
- Abuna (the status constructus form used when a name follows, sometimes erroneously used even when it does not precede a name)