1920s; earliest use found in Philadelphia Tribune. Respelling of African and African, apparently after Swahili Afrika, the name of the continent, and similar forms in other African languages.
Definition of Afrikan in US English:
Afrikan
adjectiveˈafrɪk(ə)n
African.
nounˈafrɪk(ə)n
African.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Philadelphia Tribune. Respelling of African and African, apparently after Swahili Afrika, the name of the continent, and similar forms in other African languages.