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==Bemé==
===Etymology===
From ''{{bm|abo}}'' "father".
===Pronunciation===
{{bm-ipa-2|abo|cmb=aβo|bjn=ʔabo}}
Note: although word-final {{ipa|/o/}} in Bijun is usually pronounced {{ipa|/u/}}, in this case this pronunciation is reserved for the noun ''{{bm|abo}}'', of which '''Abo''' is derived.

===Noun===
'''{{PAGENAME}}'''

# {{label|beme|Christianity|chiefly in the Poccasin Federation|nocat=1}} A title given to [[w:Priest|priests]] 
#: {{syn|beme|Papa}}
#: '''''Abo''' Pati dan silin Bemeh Beybl.''
#:: "'''Father''' Pati wrote the [[Bemé#The Lord's Prayer|Bemé Bible]]."
# {{label|beme|Christianity|nocat=1}} [[w:God the Father|the Heavenly Father]]
#: ''Wey '''Abo''' ni skey, yu neym bi bles.''
#:: "Our '''Father''' who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name." (Matthew 6:9)


[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Bemé words]] [[Category:Bemé {{lc: Noun}}s]] [[Category:Bemé Christian terms]] [[Category:Bemé honorifics]]

====Usage notes====
''Abo'', like the equivalent title of "Father" in English, is always spelled with an initial capital. For the noun of which the title is derived, see ''{{bm|abo}}''.