asanti
Nubi edit
Etymology edit
From Swahili asante, from Omani Arabic احسنت (aḥsant, “thank you”), from Arabic أَحْسَنْتَ (ʔaḥsanta, “well done”).
Interjection edit
asánti
- thank you
- asanti, lakin lis(a) ana gurw(a) asadu akwana tai.
- thank you, but first I'm going to ask my sisters.
References edit
- Ineke Wellens (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN, page 172
Swahili edit
Interjection edit
asanti!
- Alternative form of asante (“thank you”)