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Spanish and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
46  
1

National Language
Ghana  
Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española  

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.
  
  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
hola  

Thank You
meda ase  
Gracias  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Cómo estás?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Buenas Noches  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Bonne soirée  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Buenas Tardes  

Good Morning
maakye  
Buenos Días  

Please
wae  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Kafra  
triste  

Bye
bye  
adiós  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Te Quiero  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Discúlpeme  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Mexican Spanish  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Mexico  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
105,000,000.00  
6

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Cuban Spanish  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Cuba  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
11,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 3
Fante  
Puerto Rican Spanish  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Puerto Rico  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
3,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
489.00 million  
3

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
6.15 %  
3

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
410.00 million  
2

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
89.50 million  
9

Native Name
Akan  
Español  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Castellano, Castilian, Español  

French Name
akan  
espagnol; castillan  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Spanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Spanish people  

History

Origin
15  
210 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Spanish and Spanish  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish  

Language Position
104  
99+
2  
2

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Signed Spanish  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
es  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
spa  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
spa  

ISO 639 3
aka  
spa  

ISO 639 6
aka  
spa  

Glottocode
akan1251  
stan1288  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Akan and Spanish 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 Spanish dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Spanish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Spanish Dialects are spoken in different Spanish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Spanish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Spanish dialects include: Mexican Spanish , Cuban Spanish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Spanish Speaking population

Akan and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Akan vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Spanish Language Codes

Akan and Spanish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Spanish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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