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Akan and Mossi


Mossi and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ghana  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
-  

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.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
8  
5

How Many Consonants
16  
6
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Kia ora  

Thank You
meda ase  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
maadwo  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
maakye  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
wae  
gafare  

Sorry
Kafra  
gafare  

Bye
bye  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Fante  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
akan  
moré  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
15  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Mossi  

Language Position
104  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
mos  

ISO 639 3
aka  
mos  

ISO 639 6
aka  
mos  

Glottocode
akan1251  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Akan and Mossi Speaking population

Akan and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Akan vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Mossi Language Codes

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

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