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Beja

noun Be·ja \ ˈbā-jə \

Definition of Beja

plural Beja
1 : a member of a pastoral people living between the Nile and the Red Sea
2 : the Cushitic language of the Beja people

Origin and Etymology of beja

Arabic dialect beja, bega, probably ultimately from Geez bega

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