Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Ghana
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
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Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
maadwo
gute Nacht
Good Evening
maadwo
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
maaha
guten Tag
Good Morning
maakye
guten Morgen
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Asante
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Ghana
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Ghana
Germany
Dialect 3
Fante
Texas German
Where They Speak
Ghana
Texas
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
akan
allemand
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Germans
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed German
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Akan and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Akan and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and German Speaking population
Akan and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and German languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Akan vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and German Language Codes
Akan and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.