Akan and Xhosa Speaking countries

Akan

Xhosa

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Ghana, Ivory coast

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Ghana

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Lesotho, South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Benin, United States of America

Botswana, Lesotho

1.7 Regulated By

Akan Orthography Committee

Not Available

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.

Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.

1.9 Similar To

Not Available

Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Akan vs Xhosa Countries

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

Akan Speaking Countries: Ghana, Ivory coast.
Xhosa Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Akan is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Akan and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Akan and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Akan and Xhosa 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.
Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Akan and Xhosa Regulators

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

Akan and Xhosa Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.

The Akan language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Akan language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.