Akan and Japanese
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Japan
National Language
Ghana
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Palau
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Korean Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
ete-sen
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
meda ase
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
maadwo
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
maadwo
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
maaha
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
maakye
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
wae
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Kafra
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Ghana
Fukuoka
Where They Speak
Ghana
kansai
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Nihongo
French Name
akan
japonais
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Akan
Japanese
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Japanese
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Akan and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Japanese Speaking population
Akan and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Akan vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Japanese Language Codes
Akan and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.