Akan and Kannada
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Ghana
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
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Telugu
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
meda ase
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
maadwo
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
maadwo
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
maaha
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
maakye
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
wae
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Kafra
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Ghana
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Ghana
kerala
Where They Speak
Ghana
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Akan
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
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Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Kannadiga
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Akan
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
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Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
akan1251
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Kannada Speaking population
Akan and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Akan vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Kannada Language Codes
Akan and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.