Countries
South Africa
Ghana, Ivory coast
Total No. Of Countries
12
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National Language
South Africa
Ghana
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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
Pan South African Language Board
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Derived From
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