Akan and Malagasy
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Madagascar
National Language
Ghana
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
meda ase
Misaotra
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
maadwo
Alina tsara
Good Evening
maadwo
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
maaha
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
maakye
Maraina tsara
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Azafady
Dialect 1
Asante
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Ghana
Merina
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Ghana
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Fante
Plateau Malagasy
Native Name
Akan
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
akan
malgache
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Malagasy people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
akan1251
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Malagasy Speaking population
Akan and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Akan vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Malagasy Language Codes
Akan and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.