afrikānis

From the same source as Āfrika, made into a masculine second-declension noun.

• IPA^(key): [afɾikāːnis]

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• IPA^(key): [āːfɾikāːnis]

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afrikānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: afrikāniete)

1. an African man, a man born in Africa or of African descent

   es neesmu afrikānis ― I am an African

   afrikāņi Sanktpēterburgā ― Africans in Saint Petersburg

2. (genitive plural) African; pertaining to Africa and its peoples

   afrikāņu literatūra ― African literature

   afrikāņu pasakas ― African folk tales

The pronunciation of this word seems to vary as to whether or not the first vowel is considered long, following Āfrika, or short, following its current spelling afrikānis.

• afrikānietis

• afrikānisks
• Āfrika