Akan and Tagalog
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Philippines
National Language
Ghana
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
Salamat po
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
maadwo
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
maadwo
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
maaha
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
maakye
Magandang umaga po
Sorry
Kafra
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Asante
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Ghana
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Ghana
Philippines
Where They Speak
Ghana
Philippines
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Filipino, Pilipino
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Tagalog
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Tagalog people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Akan
Filipino
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Tagalog
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
taga1269
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Tagalog 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 Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Tagalog Speaking population
Akan and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog 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 Tagalog on Akan vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Tagalog Language Codes
Akan and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.