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Somali and Akan Speaking countries


Akan and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Ghana   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Africa   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
  • 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
Afar and Oromo Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Akan as Minority Language

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

  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.
  • Akan as minority language: Benin, United States of America.

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

Somali and Akan Regulators

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

Somali and Akan Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Akan Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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