Akan and Ilocano
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Philippines
National Language
Ghana
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Commission on the Filipino 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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
meda ase
Agyamanak
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Kumusta?
Good Night
maadwo
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
maadwo
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
maaha
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
maakye
Naimbag a bigat
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Asante
Balangao
Where They Speak
Ghana
Philippines
Where They Speak
Ghana
Philippines
Dialect 3
Fante
Not present
Where They Speak
Ghana
Not present
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Ilokano, Iloko
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[iːloˈkɑno]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Ilocano people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Ilocano Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
ak
No data available
Glottocode
akan1251
ilok1237
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Ilocano Speaking population
Akan and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Akan vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Ilocano Language Codes
Akan and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.