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Akan and Albanian


Albanian and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ghana  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
meda ase  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
maadwo  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
maadwo  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
maakye  
mirëmengjes  

Please
wae  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
Kafra  
Me fal  

Bye
bye  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Fante  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
7.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Shqip  

French Name
akan  
albanais  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
15  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
104  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
alb  

ISO 639 3
aka  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
aka  
sqi  

Glottocode
akan1251  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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All Akan and Albanian 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 Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Albanian Speaking population

Akan and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Akan vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Albanian Language Codes

Akan and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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