Akan and Chewa
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Ghana
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Zambia
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
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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.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
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Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
meda ase
Zikomo
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
maadwo
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
maadwo
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
maaha
Masana abwino
Good Morning
maakye
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Pepani
Where They Speak
Ghana
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Akuapem
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Ghana
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Ghana
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Alternative Names
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Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
akan
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Akan people
Chewa people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
akan1251
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Chewa 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 Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Chewa Speaking population
Akan and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa 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 Akan and Chewa on Akan vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Chewa Language Codes
Akan and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.