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Cantonese and Akan Speaking countries


Akan and Cantonese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Hong Kong, Macau  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
China, Guangdong  
Ghana  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Hawaii  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
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Cantonese and Akan as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Akan speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Akan as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
  • Akan as minority language: Benin, United States of America.

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

Cantonese and Akan Regulators

Cantonese and Akan speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Akan regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Akan is regulated by Akan Orthography Committee. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Akan Language History.

Cantonese and Akan Continents

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

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

Akan Interesting Facts:

The Cantonese language was derived from and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages and derived from .

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