Akan and Swahili
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Ghana
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
meda ase
Asante
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Habari gani?
Good Night
maadwo
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
maadwo
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
maaha
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
maakye
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Me doכ wo
nakupenda
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Samahani
Dialect 1
Asante
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Ghana
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Ghana
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kilwa
Native Name
Akan
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Swahili
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
akan1251
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Swahili Speaking population
Akan and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Akan vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Swahili Language Codes
Akan and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.