Akan and Hebrew
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Israel
National Language
Ghana
Israel
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Poland
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
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Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
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Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
meda ase
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
maadwo
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
maadwo
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
maaha
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
maakye
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
wae
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
Kafra
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Asante
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Ghana
Israel
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Ghana
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Fante
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Ghana
Israel
Native Name
Akan
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Israeli, Ivrit
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Hebrew-speaking people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Akan
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
hebr1246
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Akan and Hebrew 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 Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Hebrew Speaking population
Akan and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 %. 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 Hebrew on Akan vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Hebrew Language Codes
Akan and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.