Afro-Ukrainian

Afro-Ukrainians

Regions with significant populations
Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kiev, Odessa
Languages
Ukrainian · Russian · Niger–Congo languages · English · French
Religion
Christianity, others

Afro-Ukrainians or Black Ukrainians (Ukrainian: Афроукраїнці, Ukrainian: Темношкірі Dark-skinned) are Ukrainians of dark-skinned African or American descent, including Black people who have settled in Ukraine and their mixed-race children. Black Ukrainians are multi-lingual knowing both Russian and Ukrainian aside of their native languages and aware of the cultural conflict in Ukraine between the Ukrainian and Russian languages.^[1][2][3] Population of Afro-Ukrainians is rather insignificant and mostly concentrated in major cities of Ukraine.

Nehr

Ukrainian word Nehr (Ukrainian: негр) is widely used and is a calque-form of the English Negro. It is considered a neutral term.

Prominent Afro-Ukrainians

Gaitana

• Gaita-Lurdes Essami (Gaitana/Haitana) - Ukrainian singer from Kiev
• members of Ukrainian band "Chornobrivci"^[4] (Marigold) - Afro-Caribbean singers from Jamaica
• members of Ukrainian band "OON"^[5][6]

References

1. Afro-Ukrainians in Donetsk. comments.ua. January 20, 2014
2. Lessons in Ukrainian. politiko.
3. In Donetsk dark-skinned asked the bad-mannered Russian to study Ukrainian language. Gazeta in Ukrainian. January 20, 2014
4. Pop Notes: "Orange" groups top local charts. Kyiv Post. December 15, 2004
5. Odessa Afro-Ukrainians tasted the Transcarpathian Hutsul bryndza Archived February 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. Mukachevo portal. September 19, 2006
6. Let's pass to each other a joy. Black Sea News. April 13, 2013

External links

• Chornobrivci website
• How do in general Afro-Ukrainians live?, a blog of the Ukrainian born Mozambique national Dmytro Yatsiuk
• Orange Mozambique. Vakhtang Kipiani website.
• Huzio, H. Gaitana: Women should be first to give freedom to feelings. Interview to "Vysokyi Zamok". Art Vertep.