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