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Taken

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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ቴከን/የታጨ (Taken/engaged)

"Sorry, taken negn (Sorry, I'm taken)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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April 2026

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Taken 🇺🇬 Uganda

Taken (In relationship)

"Taken nga ndi busy (Taken and busy)"
Taken 🇧🇼 Botswana

Taken (In relationship)

"Ke taken (I'm taken)"

🇪🇹 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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🌍 "Taken" Across Africa

This word is also used in 11 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Taken 🇺🇬 Uganda

Taken (In relationship)
Taken 🇧🇼 Botswana

Taken (In relationship)
Taken 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Okipe (Taken)
Taken 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Andi habib (Have a lover)
Taken 🇪🇬 Egypt

تيكن - Taken/In a relationship
Taken 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ke le kamanong / Ke na le motho (In relationship / I have someone)
Taken 🇱🇾 Libya

تيكن (Taken / in relationship)
Taken 🇳🇦 Namibia

In a relationship (Not available)
Taken 🇳🇬 Nigeria

In relationship (In relationship)
Taken 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umuntu ufite umukunzi (Person with a lover)
Taken 🇿🇲 Zambia

In relationship

🇪🇹 More Ethiopia Slang

Netela ነጠላ/ነጠላ (Traditional shawl) Pasta beSiga ፓስታ በስጋ/ፓስታ በስጋ (Pasta with meat) Wednesday ረቡዕ/ረቡዕ (Rebu) - Wednesday Weaving ሽመና/ሽመና (Shimena) - weaving Intala ኢንታላ/ሴት ልጅ (Girl - Oromo) Mobile banking ሞባይል ባንኪንግ/ሞባይል ባንኪንግ (Mobile banking) - mobile banking
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ፕሪጌም/ቅድመ ድግስ (Pregame)

USB 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ዩ ኤስ ቢ/ዩ ኤስ ቢ (USB) - USB

Fire extinguisher 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

የእሳት ማጥፊያ/የእሳት ማጥፊያ (Yeisat matfiya) - fire extinguisher

Hospital 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ሆስፒታል/ሆስፒታል (Hospital)

First aid kit 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

የመጀመሪያ እርዳታ ሳጥን/የመጀመሪያ እርዳታ ሳጥን (Yemejemeria irdata satin) - first aid kit

Assignment 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

አሳይመንት/የቤት ስራ (Assignment)

Enatih bet 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

እናትህ ቤት/እናትህ ቤት (Your mother's house)

Complicated 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ኮምፕሊኬትድ/የተወሳሰበ (Complicated)

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