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There are 13 differences and 4 similarities between Afrikaans, Akan (Twi)
| Language Family and Writing System |
| Writing System |
| Latin |
Unknown |
| Script(s) Used |
| Afrikaans |
Akan |
| Family |
| Indo-european |
Niger-congo |
| Subgroup |
| Germanic |
Kwa |
| 3 Letter Code |
| Afr |
Aka |
|
| Number of Speakers |
|
Number of Native speakers (millions) |
| 6.2 million |
7 million |
|
Native Speakers as % of World |
| 0.1 % |
0.2 % |
|
Total Number of Speakers (millions) |
| 15.2 million |
9.3 million |
|
Total Speakers as % of World |
| 0.2 % |
0.1 % |
| Language Systems |
| Noun declensions |
| No |
None |
| Sequence |
| Svo (some Vso) |
Svo |
| Tonal |
| No |
No |
| Agglutinative language |
| No |
No |
| Geographic Distribution |
| Official language in |
 Ghana
 South Africa
|
Ghana South Africa |
| Official Language of United Nations |
| No |
No |
| Countries Spoken In |
| South Africa, Nambia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland |
Ghana, Suriname, C Te D'ivoire, Jamaica, |
|
No. of Countries Spoken In |
| 8 |
4 |