Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Ghana
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Armenian
Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
meda ase
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
maadwo
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
maadwo
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
maaha
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
maakye
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
wae
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Kafra
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Asante
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Ghana
Greece
Where They Speak
Ghana
Italy
Where They Speak
Ghana
Ukraine
Native Name
Akan
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
akan
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Akan
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Akan and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Greek Speaking population
Akan and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Akan vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Greek Language Codes
Akan and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.