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Afrikaans and Akan Speaking countries


Akan and Afrikaans Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Ghana   

Second Language
Namibia, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Dutch Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Dutch Language   
Not Available   

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Afrikaans and Akan as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Akan speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Akan as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Akan as minority language: Benin, United States of America.

If you want to compare Afrikaans and Akan dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Akan Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Afrikaans and Akan Regulators

Afrikaans and Akan speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Akan regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Akan is regulated by Akan Orthography Committee. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Akan Language History.

Afrikaans and Akan Continents

Thinking about Afrikaans and Akan continents in which Afrikaans and Akan speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Akan. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Akan speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Afrikaans and Akan languages:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

Akan Interesting Facts:

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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