Definition of Beja
Beja
1 : a member of a pastoral people living between the Nile and the Red Sea
2 : the Cushitic language of the Beja people
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Origin and Etymology of beja
Arabic dialect beja, bega, probably ultimately from Geez bega
First Known Use: 1790
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