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Akan and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Akan Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ghana   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
Botswana, Lesotho   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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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:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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.

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