Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Ghana
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
German and English Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
dankjewel
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
maadwo
goede Nacht
Good Evening
maadwo
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
maaha
goedemiddag
Good Morning
maakye
goedemorgen
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
pardon
Dialect 1
Asante
Gronings
Where They Speak
Ghana
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Ghana
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Fante
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Ghana
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
Akan
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
akan
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Dutch people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Akan
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
mode1257
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic
All Akan and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Dutch Speaking population
Akan and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch 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 Dutch on Akan vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Dutch Language Codes
Akan and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.