Akan

Swahili

Akan and Swahili Speaking countries

Akan

Swahili

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Ghana, Ivory coast

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

Ghana

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Benin, United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Akan Orthography Committee

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

1.8 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.

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

1.9 Similar To

Not Available

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

1.10 Derived From

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Arabic Language

Akan vs Swahili Countries

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

Akan Speaking Countries: Ghana, Ivory coast.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

So we find that, total number of countries where Akan is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

Akan and Swahili as Minority Language

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

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

Akan and Swahili Regulators

Akan and Swahili speaking countries provide you Akan and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Akan Orthography Committee regulates Akan language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Akan and Swahili Language History.

Akan and Swahili Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

The Akan language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Akan language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.