Talk:Satiric misspelling/Archive 2
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Afrika
An important spelling that is missing here is Afrika, used by some Black organisations in the US—but not to imply that Africa is dominated with fascism or racism. Does anyone have any information on the origin of this usage and on its intended political meaning? It is important enough to deserve a short discussion.
A link at the bottom of the article claims that Afrika was the original spelling, changed to Africa by the Romans. This is not true. The letter k is hardly used at all in classical Latin—only initially in Kalendae and a very few other words, and even there c may be substituted. The Latin word has always been Africa. Shorne 20:03, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)
"Afrika" is the term for Africa in the German language, which is probably where those black groups that use the "k" spelling got it from. Rather odd, considering that they are substituting a spelling in one European language for another. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.231.183.80 (talk • contribs) 16 Oct 2005.
Afrika is also the term for Africa in the Dutch language Jenny Everywhere (talk) 08:56, 9 April 2022 (UTC)