Talk:African

Etymology
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

 * 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):
 * 1) 90M. Swahili
 * 2) 39M. Hausa
 * 3) 29M. Berber
 * 4) 26M. Yoruba
 * 5) 25M. Oromo
 * 6) 25M. Igbo
 * 7) 25M. Zulu
 * 8) 23M. Afrikaans
 * 9) 21M. Amharic
 * 10) 21M. Malagasy
 * 11) 21M. Somali


 * You can use, such as or . Mglovesfun (talk) 12:40, 30 June 2011 (UTC)