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What is the history of the name Africa? Who or what tribe is credited with its naming? Global Sportsmen Outfitters, LLC Bob Cunningham 404-802-2500  | ||
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I believe it is Latin. I'm not sure though. | |||
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Le nom « Afrique » proviendrait d'un nom de la tribu des Afridi qui vivait en Afrique du Nord dans la région de Carthage. L'autre étymologie veut qu'elle vienne du berbère Taferka « terre », « propriété terrienne ». Celui qui vit sur une terre est appelé Aferkiw, qui a donné africanus en latin dont le territoire correspond à la province romaine d'Afrique. Ce nom a donné en arabe Ø¥Ùريقيا ifrÄ«qÄ«yÄ qui désignait jadis l'actuelle Tunisie et aurait donné la désignation de l'Afrique dans son sens moderne par les nouveaux venus. D'autres théories voudraient que le mot descende du grec aphrike (« sans froid »), du latin aprica (« ensoleillé »), ou d'un autre terme latin africus (ventus) désignant en Campanie, le « vent pluvieux » en provenance de la région de Carthage, puisqu'à l'origine, les Romains nommaient uniquement « Afrique » cette partie nord du continent (voir Afrique (province romaine)). Various theories as you can see from the above ( if you read French ) The Roman province only encompassed Northern Africa. | |||
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For those who don't speak French: The name "Africa" would come from a name of the tribe of Afridi which lived in North Africa in the area of Carthage. The other etymology wants that it comes from Berber Taferka "ground", "property land". That which lives on a ground is called Aferkiw, which gave Latin africanus whose territory corresponds to the Roman province of Africa. This name gave in Arabic??????? ifr?q?y? who indicated formerly current Tunisia and would have given the designation of Africa in his modern direction by the new ones come. Other theories would like that the word goes down from the Greek aphrike ("without cold"), of Latin aprica ("sunny"), or of an other Latin term africus (ventus) indicating in Campania, the "wind rain-bearing" in source of the area of Carthage, since at the origin, the Romans named only "Africa" this northern part of the continent (Roman province). Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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