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Akan and Igbo Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Ghana, Ivory coast
Nigeria

Total No. Of Countries

21
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National Language

Ghana
Nigeria

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa

Minority Language

Benin, United States of America
Equatorial Guinea

Regulated By

Akan Orthography Committee
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture

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.
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

Similar To

Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Yoruba and Hausa Languages

Derived From

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Akan vs Igbo Countries

Comparing Akan vs Igbo countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Akan and Igbo languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Akan is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Igbo is official language is 1

Find if Akan and Igbo are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Akan and Igbo speaking countries will give you the presence of Akan and Igbo languages in different countries. Along with Akan vs Igbo countries, you can also compare Akan vs Igbo.

Akan and Igbo as Minority Language

In Akan and Igbo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Akan and Igbo 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.
  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.

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

Akan and Igbo Regulators

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

Akan and Igbo Continents

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

Akan 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.

Igbo Interesting Facts:

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

The Akan language was derived from and is similar to Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages whereas Akan language is similar to Yoruba and Hausa Languages and derived from .