Akan and Igbo
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Nigeria
National Language
Ghana
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
maadwo
ka chi fo
Good Evening
maadwo
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
maaha
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
maakye
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
Me doכ wo
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
Ghana
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Ghana
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Fante
Not present
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Ibo
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Igbo people
Origin
15
30th Century BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Igbo Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Akan and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Igbo Speaking population
Akan and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Igbo on Akan vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Igbo Language Codes
Akan and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.