Talk:African
Latest comment: 12 years ago by Mglovesfun in topic Translations
Etymology[edit]
Afer -> Phoenician afar, "dust", but a 1981 theory has asserted that it stems from a Berber word ifri or Ifran meaning "cave", in reference to cave dwellers. 81.68.255.36 20:04, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Translations[edit]
- I see Swahili as the only indigenous African translation provided? Can we get more African-language translations for "African"? These are the top-10 most populous indigenous African languages according to Wikipedia (by millions of speakers):
- 90M. Swahili
- 39M. Hausa
- 29M. Berber
- 26M. Yoruba
- 25M. Oromo
- 25M. Igbo
- 25M. Zulu
- 23M. Afrikaans
- 21M. Amharic
- 21M. Malagasy
- 21M. Somali
— This unsigned comment was added by 207.255.201.56 (talk) at 13:27, 30 June 2011.
- You can use
{{trreq}}, such as{{trreq|sw}}or{{trreq|Swahili}}. Mglovesfun (talk) 12:40, 30 June 2011 (UTC)