Akan and Afrikaans
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
South Africa
National Language
Ghana
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
Dankie
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
maadwo
goeie nag
Good Evening
maadwo
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
maaha
Goeie middag
Good Morning
maakye
goeie more
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Asante
Kaapse Afrikaans
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Dialect 3
Fante
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Ghana
Namibia
Native Name
Akan
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Cape Dutch
French Name
akan
afrikaans
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Afrikaners
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Akan
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic
All Akan and Afrikaans 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 Akan and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Afrikaans Speaking population
Akan and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Akan and Afrikaans on Akan vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Afrikaans Language Codes
Akan and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.