asanti

Nubi

Etymology

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

Interjection

asánti

1. thank you

References

• Wellens, Ineke (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”)