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Akan and Lao Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Ghana, Ivory coast
Laos

Total No. Of Countries

21
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National Language

Ghana
Laos, Northeastern Thailand

Second Language

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

Speaking Continents

Africa
Asia

Minority Language

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

Regulated By

Akan Orthography Committee
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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.
  • There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
  • The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.

Similar To

Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Thai Language

Derived From

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Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Akan vs Lao Countries

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

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

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

Akan and Lao as Minority Language

In Akan and Lao speaking countries you will get the countries which have Akan and Lao 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.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Akan and Lao Regulators

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

Akan and Lao Continents

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

Lao Interesting Facts:

  • There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
  • The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.

The Akan language was derived from and is similar to Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages whereas Akan language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.