Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Afganistan
National Language
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
meda ase
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
maadwo
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
maadwo
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
maaha
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
maakye
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Sorry
Kafra
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Me doכ wo
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Asante
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
Akan
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Pashtun
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Akan and Pashto 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 Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Pashto Speaking population
Akan and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Akan vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Pashto Language Codes
Akan and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.