Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
India, Pakistan
National Language
Ghana
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
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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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
meda ase
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
maadwo
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
maadwo
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
maaha
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
maakye
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
wae
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Kafra
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Asante
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Ghana
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Ghana
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
Akan
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
akan
pendjabi
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Akan people
Punjabis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Akan
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Glottocode
akan1251
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Akan and Punjabi 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 Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Punjabi Speaking population
Akan and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Akan vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Punjabi Language Codes
Akan and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.