Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Ghana
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
21247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1012
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1618
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ete-sen
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
meda ase
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
maadwo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
maadwo
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
maaha
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
maakye
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
wae
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Kafra
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Asante
Kongu
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kongu
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Akuapem
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Ghana
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Fante
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Ghana
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.17 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
11.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
21.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Akan
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
akan
tamoul
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
15
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Akan
Modern Tamil
Language Position
10418
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
ak
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
aka
tam
ISO 639 2/B
aka
tam
ISO 639 3
aka
tam
ISO 639 6
aka
tam
Glottocode
akan1251
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-