Zulu and Akan
Countries
South Africa
Ghana, Ivory coast
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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
meda ase
How Are You?
unjani
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
maadwo
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
maadwo
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
maaha
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
maakye
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Uxolo
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
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German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Zulu people
Akan people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
akan1251
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu and Akan 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 Zulu and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Akan Speaking population
Zulu and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Zulu and Akan on Zulu vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Akan Language Codes
Zulu and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.