Xhosa and Akan
Countries
South Africa
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
South Africa
Ghana
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
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Akan Orthography Committee
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.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
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Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
meda ase
How Are You?
Unjani
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
maadwo
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
maaha
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Kafra
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
bye
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Uxolo
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
South Africa
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
isiXhosa
Akan
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Akan people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Akan
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
akan1251
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Akan Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Xhosa and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Akan Speaking population
Xhosa and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Xhosa and Akan on Xhosa vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Akan Language Codes
Xhosa and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.