Afrihili

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Afrihili (or El-Afrihili) is an auxiliary language which was created in 1970 by K. A. Kumi Attobrah. It was intended "to be an auxiliary language for the continent of Africa, with a phonology, vocabulary and grammar all derived from African languages" and "comfortable to speakers of African languages, particularly Swahili".

The author hoped that it would be adopted as the lingua franca for Africa.

Text Samples

Kwaku na Akua

Kwaku na Akua mai atapiro atajirin we^na liwa yide fu kusa. Ni atapiro atajirin mai imulezi ibarin we^na ye^ f'amotsoala. Ni amotsoala ye^ arenobo kika Kwaku na Akua baitu fu duka ye^ ukuetu upapam tare. Ku atapiro mai afu okisiwa so nehi nesa be^, na ni imao no inta tabonadi you. Fumai arafi f'amotsoala to` okisiwa.

Translation unknown.

Some phrases

Zuri lu

Good day

Zuri zinga

Good morning

Zuri masa

Good afternoon

Zuri dani

Good evening

Zuri bali

Good night

Jo koni

Go at once

!Afuraho

Cheers!

Sama papa obeka al dude

Find a good place to eat.

External Links

• Afrihili at LangMaker (archived)
• Afrihili at Wikipedia (live web)

Bibliography

K. A. Kumi Attobrah. Ni Afrihili Oluga: The African Continental Language (First Edition, 1970; Second Edition, 1973).

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