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Akan and Galician


Galician and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ghana  
Galicia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Ola  

Thank You
meda ase  
Grazas  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
maakye  
Bos días  

Please
wae  
Por favor  

Sorry
Kafra  
Síntoo!  

Bye
bye  
Adeus  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Fante  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
akan  
galicien  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Galician people  

History

Origin
15  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Galician  

Language Position
104  
99+
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
glg  

ISO 639 3
aka  
glg  

ISO 639 6
aka  
glg  

Glottocode
akan1251  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Akan and Galician Speaking population

Akan and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Akan vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Galician Language Codes

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

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