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Akan and Cebuano


Cebuano and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ghana   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
Hoy   

Thank You
meda ase   
Salamat   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
maadwo   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
maadwo   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
maakye   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
wae   
Palihug   

Sorry
Kafra   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
bye   
Babay   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Bohol   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
southern Leyte   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Fante   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
northern part of Leyte   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
Akan   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
akan   
cebuano   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
15   
16th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
104   
99+
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
aka   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Akan and Cebuano Speaking population

Akan and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Akan vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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