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Definition of Afrikan in English:

Afrikan

adjective

  • African.

noun

  • African.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Philadelphia Tribune. Respelling of African and African, apparently after Swahili Afrika, the name of the continent, and similar forms in other African languages.

Pronunciation

Afrikan

/ˈafrɪk(ə)n/