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Akan and Somali Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Ghana, Ivory coast
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Total No. Of Countries

23
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National Language

Ghana
Somalia

Second Language

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

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa, Middle East

Minority Language

Benin, United States of America
Yemen

Regulated By

Akan Orthography Committee
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

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.
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.

Similar To

Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Afar and Oromo Language

Derived From

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Arabic Language

Akan vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Akan is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Akan and Somali as Minority Language

In Akan and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Akan and Somali 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.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Akan and Somali Regulators

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

Akan and Somali Continents

Thinking about Akan and Somali continents in which Akan and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Akan and Somali. Most of the Akan speaking countries lie in Africa. While Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali 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.

Somali Interesting Facts:

  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.

The Akan language was derived from and is similar to Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages whereas Akan language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.