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ssaabasumba (la) archbishop (Rom. Cath.)

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Meaning

lit. chief shepherd, cf. sumba, omusumba.

ssaabasumba (la) archbishop (Rom. Cath.), lit. chief shepherd, cf. sumba, omusumba.

Related Words
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