Akan and Hausa
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Nigeria
National Language
Ghana
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
meda ase
gode ku
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
yaya dai
Good Night
maadwo
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
maadwo
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
maaha
barka da rana
Good Morning
maakye
mai kyau safe
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Asante
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Ghana
Ghana
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Ghana
Niger
Dialect 3
Fante
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Ghana
Niger
Native Name
Akan
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Hausa
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Hausa
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
haus1257
Linguasphere
No data available
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Akan and Hausa 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 Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Hausa Speaking population
Akan and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Akan vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Hausa Language Codes
Akan and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.