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Yoruba and Akan Speaking countries


Akan and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Nigeria   
Ghana   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Yoruba and Akan as Minority Language

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

  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Akan as minority language: Benin, United States of America.

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

Yoruba and Akan Regulators

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

Yoruba and Akan Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Akan Interesting Facts:

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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