Afro-Indian

English Alternative forms en Afrindian rare Etymology From en Afro Indian. Noun A person described by both African and indigenous American ancestry or culture. en The story of the Negro: the rise of the race from slavery 1 Booker T. Washington Doubleday, Page & Co. 1909 133 http://books.google.com/books?id=pDkTAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Afro-Indian%22&pg=PA133 In a recent account of the last of the unconquered Seminoles, who are still living in the Everglades of Florida, I noticed reference to an Afro-Indian who apparently holds a position among these people corresponding to that of a sheriff, since he is described as executioner of the tribe. A person described by both African and South Asian or East Indian (especially from India) ancestry or culture. en Governing Hate and Race in the United States and South Africa Patrick Lynn Rivers SUNY Press 2008 9780791475614 http://books.google.com/books?id=yZKnWJJipXYC&pg=PA97&dq=%22Afro-Indians%22 97 Ngema used his song to initiate what he called a "constructive discussion" about conflicts separating Zulus and Afro-Indians. Adjective Having both African and indigenous American ancestry or other attributes, whether of people, cultures, cuisine, language, and so on. en The Great Encounter: Native Peoples and European Settlers in the Americas, 1492-1800 Jayme A. Sokolow M.E. Sharpe 2003 9780765609823 http://books.google.com/books?id=ytghV9q6v3cC&pg=PA177&dq=%22Afro-Indian%22 177 Despite the decline of Indian slavery, throughout the eighteenth century South Carolina newspapers frequently advertised for runaway Indian and Afro-Indian slaves. Having both African and South Asian or East Indian (especially from India) ancestry or other attributes, whether of people, cultures, cuisine, language, and so on. en Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture 1 Carole Boyce Davies ABC-CLIO 2008 9781851097005 http://books.google.com/books?id=P9ORpnGJh_IC&pg=RA1-PA563&dq=%22Afro-Indian%22 563 Afro-Indian settlements were established at least since the early 16th century onwards. Through migration of ex-slaves and free Africans within India, new settlements arose, such as that in the hilly district of Uttara Kannada[...] Pertaining to both Africa and India. en An African Indian Community in Hyderabad: Siddi Identity, its Maintenance and Change Ababu Minda Yimene Cuvillier Verlag 2004 9783865372062 http://books.google.com/books?id=DigPvwHTqJ4C&pg=PA64&dq=%22Afro-Indian%22 64 Another evidence of early Afro-Indian trade relations is to be found in the work of the Greco-Egyptian monk Cosmos Indicopleustes who wrote, as cited by Pankhurst (1972:10), in the early sixth century that Barbaria, probably Somalia, had substantial trade with India and Ceylon. Synonyms en Zambo en Siddi en Indo-African en Afrindian