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Akan and Swedish


Swedish and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ghana  
Sweden  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Finland  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Antartica, Europe  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  

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 Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Norwegian and Danish Language  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
9  
6

How Many Consonants
16  
6
18  
8

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  
hej  

Thank You
meda ase  
tacka dig  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
hur mår du  

Good Night
maadwo  
godnatt  

Good Evening
maadwo  
god kväll  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
god eftermiddag  

Good Morning
maakye  
god morgon  

Please
wae  
vänligen  

Sorry
Kafra  
ledsen  

Bye
bye  
hej då  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
jag älskar dig  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
ursäkta mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Gabon  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
78,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Georgia  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
78,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Fante  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
France  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
96,000,000.00  
5

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
79  
33

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
8.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
Svenska  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Ruotsi, Svenska  

French Name
akan  
suédois  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Schwedisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Swedes, Finland Swedes  

History

Origin
15  
13th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Northern (Scandinavian)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Swedish  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Standard Swedish  

Language Position
104  
99+
89  
99+

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
sv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
swe  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
swe  

ISO 639 3
aka  
swe  

ISO 639 6
aka  
swe  

Glottocode
akan1251  
swed1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-AAA-ck to -cw  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Akan and Swedish Speaking population

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

Akan and Swedish Language Codes

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

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