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Shona and Akan Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Zimbabwe
Ghana, Ivory coast

Total No. Of Countries

12
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National Language

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Ghana

Second Language

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

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa

Minority Language

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

Regulated By

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Akan Orthography Committee

Interesting Facts

  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  • 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

Kalanga and Nambya Language
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages

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Shona vs Akan Countries

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

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

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

Shona and Akan as Minority Language

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

  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Akan as minority language: Benin, United States of America.

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

Shona and Akan Regulators

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

Shona and Akan Continents

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

Shona Interesting Facts:

  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.

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.

The Shona language was derived from and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages and derived from .