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Akan and Shona Speaking countries


Shona and Akan Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ghana   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Akan and Shona as Minority Language

In Akan and Shona speaking countries you will get the countries which have Akan and Shona 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.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Akan and Shona Regulators

Akan and Shona speaking countries provide you Akan and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Akan Orthography Committee regulates Akan language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Akan and Shona Language History.

Akan and Shona Continents

Thinking about Akan and Shona continents in which Akan and Shona speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Akan and Shona. Most of the Akan speaking countries lie in Africa. While Shona 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 Akan and Shona languages:

Akan Interesting Facts:

Shona Interesting Facts:

The Akan language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Akan language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.

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