asanti

Nubi

Etymology

From Swahili asante, from Omani Arabic احسنت (aḥsant, “thank you”), from Arabic أَحْسَنْتَ (ʔaḥsanta, “well done”).

Interjection

asánti

  1. thank you
    asanti, lakin lis(a) ana gurw(a) asadu akwana tai.
    thank you, but first I'm going to ask my sisters.

References
  • Ineke Wellens (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN, page 172

Swahili

Interjection

asanti!

  1. Alternative form of asante (“thank you”)
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