"Thank You" in a Couple of African Languages

African culuture teaches us that it is always good to say "thank you" when something pleasant has been done to us no matter how small it may be. It is a significant thing to say "thank you", it is valuable and yet it costs nothing, so go one and say it,,, in any African language you may know of for it all comes to one common thing anybody can understand.."Thank You"!



Dalu- Ibo (Nigeria)





Zikomo- ChiChewa (Malawi) and Chinyanja (Zambia)





Natotela- ChiBemba (Zambia)





Asante Sana- Swahili (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda)





Siyabonga Kakhulu- Zulu (South Africa)





Yewo Chomene/ Taonga Chomene- ChiTumbuka (Malawi)





Merci Beaucoup- French (DRC, Madagascar, Senegal, Burkina Faso, other French speaking countries of Africa)



Ndatenda- ChiShona (Zimbabwe)



Asante/ Sikomo Kwajinji- ChoYao (Malawi)



Yewo- ChiTonga (Malawi & Zambia)



Zaithwa - ChiNgoni (Malawi)



Mersi- Diola (Senegal)



Yin acaa muoc- Dinka (Sudan)



Ù rú èsé- Edo (Nigeria)



Dua Netjer en ek (to a man)- (Ancient Egypt)

Dua Netjer en etj (to a woman)



Imbuya Mono- Ekegusii ( Kenya)



Abuimgang- Eton (Cameroon)



Mudo - Ewe (Ghana/ Togo)



Haika- Kichagga (Tanzania)



Ni Oseo- Kikamba (Tanzania)



Webale- Lunyankole (Southern Uganda)



Webale- Lunyoro (Northern Uganda)



Kusakililaku- Lunda (Zambia)



Gunasakulila -luvale (Zambia)



Misaotra- Malagasy (Madagascar)



Aio- Nama (Namibia)



Ngeyabonga Kakulu - Ndebele (Zimbabwe)



Ngiyathokaza- Ndebele (Zimbabwe)



Ke a Leboga - Setwana (Botswana & South Africa)