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Akan and Maltese


Maltese and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ghana  
Malta  

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  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
-  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Ħello  

Thank You
meda ase  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
maakye  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
wae  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
Kafra  
Skużani!  

Bye
bye  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Fante  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
-  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Malti  

French Name
akan  
maltais  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Maltese  

History

Origin
15  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Maltese  

Language Position
104  
99+
25  
23

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
aka  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
aka  
mlt  

Glottocode
akan1251  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Akan and Maltese Speaking population

Akan and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Maltese on Akan vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Maltese Language Codes

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

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