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Akan and Latvian


Latvian and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ghana  
Latvia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
Latvian State Language Center  

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.
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
9  
6

How Many Consonants
16  
6
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Sveiki  

Thank You
meda ase  
Paldies  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Labdien  

Good Morning
maakye  
Labrīt  

Please
wae  
lūdzu  

Sorry
Kafra  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
bye  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Fante  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
France, Latvia  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
latviešu valoda  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Lettish  

French Name
akan  
letton  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[ˈlætviən]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
15  
1530  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Baltic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Latvian  

Language Position
104  
99+
9  
9

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
lav  

ISO 639 3
aka  
lav  

ISO 639 6
aka  
lav  

Glottocode
akan1251  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
No data available  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Akan and Latvian Speaking population

Akan and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Akan vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Latvian Language Codes

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