Akan and Khmer
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Cambodia
National Language
Ghana
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
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
Australia, France, United States of America
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
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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.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Lao Language
Derived From
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Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
Thank You
meda ase
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Good Night
maadwo
រាត្រីលា
Good Evening
maadwo
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ
Good Afternoon
maaha
លើកលែងរសៀល
Good Morning
maakye
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
Bye
bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
សូមទាញយក
Dialect 1
Asante
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
Ghana
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
Ghana
Vietnam
Dialect 3
Fante
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
Ghana
Cambodia, Thailand
Native Name
Akan
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Cambodian, Khmer
French Name
akan
khmer central
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Kambodschanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
Akan
Modern Khmer
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Khmer Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
khme1253
Linguasphere
No data available
48-ACB
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Akan and Khmer 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 Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Khmer Speaking population
Akan and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 %. 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 Khmer on Akan vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Khmer Language Codes
Akan and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.