Africa or Afrika what language is it?Who and where did the word or term originate?

Question

In South Africa there are people that use Afrika as a surname does that mean it has a meaning in local South African languages?

Answer 1

I think you mean Afrikaans. It's a Creolized variant of Dutch brought to South Africa by the Dutch colonists or Boers. It's a language, not a surname. People of Boer descent are called "Afrikanders".

Answer 2

simple really- the word Africa denotes the continent in english while Afrika is the same word but in Afrikaans, the language spoken by Dutch descendents in South africa- commonly known as Afrikaaners- further the letter "c" does not exist in the afrikaans alphabet so it is replaced with the letter "k". few people use it as a surname- it is Suid Afrika in Afrikaans or South Africa in English

Answer 3

The language is Afrikaans. It's a corrupt version of the Dutch language spoken by the Boers who settled in South Africa.

Answer 4

howzit buddy..hehe..ye so im a south african...this is how it works...afrika with a "k"..is derived from the south african langauge..afrikaans that comes from dutch in holland..afrikaans is spoken by mostly afrikaans whites but also by many black people...also many africans just prefer to say afrika...just a thing.....ye some people do use that as a surname..which is also common..some have it as a name too..

Answer 5

Afrika is the German word for Africa. Long time ago, South Africa was occupied by Germany so it's logical they use German words... isn't it?