Ashanti
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ashanti in British English:
UK [əˈʃænti]
How to pronounce Ashanti in American English:
US [əˈʃænti, əˈʃɑn-]
Word Origin
- Ashanti (n.)
- 1705, Asiantines, one of the Akan people of central Ghana; native name. As a language, it is part of the Niger-Congo family.
Example
- 1. The village assemblies exist among various african tribes including : the ashanti of ghana , the igbo of nigeria , the somali , the tswana of botswana , the shona of zimbabwe , the xhosa and the zulu of south africa .
- 2. Mark cutifani , the head of anglogold ashanti , a big gold miner , expressed relief that the issue of nationalisation had at last been " kicked into touch " .
- 3. Bobby godsell , a former chairman of anglogold ashanti , the world 's third-biggest gold-mining company , who is a member of mr manuel 's commission , says the odds of south africa 's mines being nationalised are as remote as america 's federal reserve bank being abolished by the republican tea party .
- 4. Paulson & co. , for example , held more than 41 million american depositary receipts of anglogold ashanti ( au , ang . Jo ) , a south african gold mining company , based on his most recent public disclosures as of march 31 .
- 5. If correct , it would mean an increase of nearly 11 per cent on tuesday 's record price of $ 1310.10 an ounce , triggering big profits for the world 's largest gold miners , such as barrick gold , newmont mining and anglogold ashanti .