Afrikaans and Akan
Countries
South Africa
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
South Africa
Ghana
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dankie
meda ase
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
goeie nag
maadwo
Good Evening
Goeienaand
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
maaha
Good Morning
goeie more
maakye
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Asante
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Akuapem
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Fante
Where They Speak
Namibia
Ghana
Native Name
Afrikaans
Akan
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Twi, Fante
French Name
afrikaans
akan
German Name
Afrikaans
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Akan
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
afri1274
akan1251
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Akan Speaking population
Afrikaans and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % 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 Afrikaans and Akan on Afrikaans vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Akan Language Codes
Afrikaans and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.