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Zulu and Akan Speaking countries


Akan and Zulu Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Ghana   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Zulu and Akan as Minority Language

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

  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Akan as minority language: Benin, United States of America.

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

Zulu and Akan Regulators

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

Zulu and Akan Continents

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

Zulu Interesting Facts:

Akan Interesting Facts:

The Zulu language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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