Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Ghana
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
meda ase
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
maadwo
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
maadwo
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
maaha
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
maakye
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
wae
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
Kafra
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Where They Speak
Ghana
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Where They Speak
Ghana
Bangladesh, India
Where They Speak
Ghana
India
Native Name
Akan
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Akan
Bengali
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Bengali
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Bengali 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 Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Bengali Speaking population
Akan and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Akan vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Bengali Language Codes
Akan and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.