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Akan and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ghana  
India, Pakistan  

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  
-  

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
17  
14

How Many Consonants
16  
6
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
meda ase  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
maadwo  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
maadwo  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
maakye  
Hach ch'i  

Please
wae  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
Kafra  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
bye  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Fante  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
5.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
akan  
kashmiri  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
15  
12th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
104  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
kas  

ISO 639 3
aka  
kas  

ISO 639 6
aka  
kas  

Glottocode
akan1251  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Akan and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Kashmiri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Kashmiri Dialects are spoken in different Kashmiri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Kashmiri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari , Poguli. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Kashmiri Speaking population

Akan and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Kashmiri on Akan vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Kashmiri Language Codes

Akan and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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