Akan and Norwegian
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Norway
National Language
Ghana
Norway
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, South America
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Nynorsk
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Norwegian Language Council
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.
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Swedish and Danish Languages
Alphabets in
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Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
hvordan har du det?
Good Night
maadwo
god natt
Good Evening
maadwo
god kveld
Good Afternoon
maaha
god ettermiddag
Good Morning
maakye
god morgen
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Jeg Elsker Deg
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
unnskyld meg
Dialect 1
Asante
Jamtlandic
Where They Speak
Ghana
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Sognamål
Where They Speak
Ghana
Sogn
Dialect 3
Fante
Hallingmål-Valdris
Where They Speak
Ghana
Hallingdal, Valdres
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Norsk
French Name
akan
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Nynorsk
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
Ethnicity
Akan people
Norwegians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
-
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Standard Forms
Akan
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Norwegian
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
akan1251
norw1258
Linguasphere
No data available
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Akan and Norwegian 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 Norwegian dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Norwegian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Norwegian Dialects are spoken in different Norwegian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Norwegian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic , Sognamål. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Norwegian Speaking population
Akan and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian 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 Norwegian on Akan vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Norwegian Language Codes
Akan and Norwegian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Norwegian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.