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Akan and Meithei


Meithei and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ghana   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
meda ase   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
maadwo   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
maadwo   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
Not Available   

Good Morning
maakye   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
wae   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Kafra   
Saobiganu   

Bye
bye   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
10
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Fante   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Akan   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
akan   
Meithei   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
15   
1700   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
104   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
mni   

ISO 639 3
aka   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Akan and Meithei Speaking population

Akan and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Meithei on Akan vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Meithei Language Codes

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

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