Akan and Portuguese Speaking countries

Akan

Portuguese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Ghana, Ivory coast

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

210

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1.3 National Language

Ghana

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Benin, United States of America

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Akan Orthography Committee

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

1.8 Interesting Facts

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.

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

1.9 Similar To

Not Available

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Akan vs Portuguese Countries

Comparing Akan vs Portuguese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Akan and Portuguese languages.

Akan Speaking Countries: Ghana, Ivory coast.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Akan is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

Find if Akan and Portuguese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Akan and Portuguese speaking countries will give you the presence of Akan and Portuguese languages in different countries. Along with Akan vs Portuguese countries, you can also compare Akan vs Portuguese.

Akan and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Akan as minority language: Benin, United States of America.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Akan and Portuguese Regulators

Akan and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Akan and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Akan Orthography Committee regulates Akan language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Akan and Portuguese Language History.

Akan and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Akan and Portuguese continents in which Akan and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Akan and Portuguese. Most of the Akan speaking countries lie in Africa. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Akan and Portuguese languages:

Akan Interesting Facts:

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.

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

The Akan language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Akan language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.