Back أفرهيلي Arabic Афрыхілі Byelorussian Afrihili German Afrihilio Esperanto Afrihili Finnish Afrihili French Afrihili Galician Afrihili jezik Croatian Afrihili IG アフリヒリ Japanese
| Afrihili | |
|---|---|
| Ɛl-Afrihili | |
| Created by | K. A. Kumi Attobrah |
| Date | 1970 |
| Setting and usage | intended for use throughout Africa |
| Purpose | |
| Sources | a posteriori language, derived primarily from Swahili and Akan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | afh |
| ISO 639-3 | afh |
afh | |
| Glottolog | afri1275 |
Afrihili (Ni Afrihili Oluga 'the Afrihili language') is a constructed language designed in 1970 by Ghanaian historian K. A. Kumi Attobrah (Kumi Atɔbra) to be used as a lingua franca in all of Africa. The name of the language is a combination of Africa and Swahili. The author, a native of Akrokerri (Akrokɛri) in Ghana, originally conceived of the idea in 1967 while on a sea voyage from Dover to Calais. His intention was that "it would promote unity and understanding among the different peoples of the continent, reduce costs in printing due to translations and promote trade". It is meant to be easy for Africans to learn.