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Argobba

noun
Ar·gob·ba | \ ärˈgäbə \
plural -s

Definition of Argobba 

: a Semitic language closely related to Amharic and spoken in east-central Ethiopia

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History and Etymology for Argobba

borrowed from Amharic, name for a people and language of east-central Ethiopia

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