Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Ghana
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
Thank you
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
How are you?
Good Night
maadwo
Good Night
Good Evening
maadwo
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
maaha
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
maakye
Good Morning
I Love You
Me doכ wo
I love you
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Asante
American English
Where They Speak
Ghana
United States of America
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Ghana
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Fante
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Ghana
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
English
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Akan people
English people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Akan
Standard English
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed English
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Akan and English Speaking population
Akan and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and English languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Akan vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and English Language Codes
Akan and English language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and English Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.