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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]- Wellens, Ineke (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN
Swahili
[edit]Interjection
[edit]asanti!
- Alternative form of asante (“thank you”)