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Respect

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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ክብር/ክብር (Kibr) - respect

"Show kibr (Show respect)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Respect 🇩🇯 Djibouti

Respect (international)

"Respect walaal (Respect brother)"
Respect 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Inhlonipho (Respect)

"Respect for elders ibalulekile (Respect for elders is important)"

🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Respect" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Respect 🇩🇯 Djibouti

Respect (international)
Respect 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Inhlonipho (Respect)
Respect 🇳🇦 Namibia

Honor/regard (Recognition)
Respect 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Honor/regard (Honor/regard)
Respect 🇿🇲 Zambia

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Welder ብየዳ/ብየዳ (Biyeda) - welder Beautiful ቆንጆ/ቆንጆ (Konjo) - beautiful Yegna የኛ/የኛ (Ours) Blogger ብሎገር/ጦማሪ (Blogger) Gojo ጎጆ/ጎጆ (Gojo) - hut Roasted corn የበሰለ በቆሎ/የበሰለ በቆሎ (Yebesele bekolo) - roasted corn
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