ashanti

ashanti — noun

1. a person belonging to an ethnic group based in the south of Ghana

1.名詞
釋義

a person belonging to an ethnic group based in the south of Ghana

例句

Minh met an Ashanti artist at the cultural fair in Accra.

an + Ashanti for one person

The guide explained how many Ashantis once traded gold across the region.

plural form: Ashantis

同義詞
  • Ashanti person

    more explicit wording when you want to stress the individual

文法句型

an Ashanti

Ashantis

用法筆記

Usually capitalized because it names a people. Distinguish this sense from sense 2, which names the language spoken by that group.

常見錯誤

❌She is Ashanti language speaker.
✅She is an Ashanti speaker.
💡Use 'Ashanti' as a countable noun when you mean a person.
❌I met a ashanti woman yesterday.
✅I met an Ashanti woman yesterday.
💡Capitalize the name of the people.

2. a variety of Akan traditionally used by the Ashanti community

2.名詞
釋義

a variety of Akan traditionally used by the Ashanti community

例句

Hao is learning Ashanti to speak with the host family.

learn/speak + Ashanti

The welcome sign at the clinic was written in Ashanti and English.

in + Ashanti

文法句型

speak Ashanti

in Ashanti

Ashanti translation

用法筆記

Used like other language names, usually without an article: speakers say 'speak Ashanti' and 'in Ashanti'. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to a person.

常見錯誤

❌She speaks the Ashanti.
✅She speaks Ashanti.
💡Language names normally do not take 'the'.
❌The leaflet was translated to Ashanti.
✅The leaflet was translated into Ashanti.
💡Use 'into' with the target language.