Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Ghana
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
متشکرم
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
چطور هستید?
Good Night
maadwo
شب بخیر
Good Evening
maadwo
عصر بخیر
Good Afternoon
maaha
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Good Morning
maakye
صبح به خیر
I Love You
Me doכ wo
من شما را دوست دارم
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
ببخشيد!
Dialect 1
Asante
Western Persian
Where They Speak
Ghana
Iran, Iraq
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Dari Persian
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan
Dialect 3
Fante
Tajik Persian
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Persisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Persian people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Standard Forms
Akan
Persian
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Persian Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
fars1254
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic
All Akan and Persian 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 Persian dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Persian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Persian Dialects are spoken in different Persian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Persian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Persian dialects include: Western Persian , Dari Persian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Persian Speaking population
Akan and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Akan vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Persian Language Codes
Akan and Persian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Persian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.