Akan and Shona
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Zimbabwe
National Language
Ghana
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
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Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
meda ase
Waita zvako
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
maadwo
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
maadwo
Manheru
Good Afternoon
maaha
Masikati
Good Morning
maakye
Mangwanani
Please
wae
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Ghana
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Akuapem
Karanga
Where They Speak
Ghana
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Ghana
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Akan
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Alternative Names
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Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Akan people
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Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Akan
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
akan1251
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Shona Speaking population
Akan and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Akan vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Shona Language Codes
Akan and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.