Akan and Xhosa
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
South Africa
National Language
Ghana
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
meda ase
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Unjani
Good Night
maadwo
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
maadwo
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
maaha
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Sorry
Kafra
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Ghana
South Africa
Where They Speak
Ghana
South Africa
Where They Speak
Ghana
South Africa
Native Name
Akan
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Akan people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Xhosa Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Akan and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Xhosa Speaking population
Akan and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Akan and Xhosa on Akan vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Xhosa Language Codes
Akan and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.