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Akan
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Countries

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

Alphabets in

Alphabets

21247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

1012
0 32
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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
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

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)

Dialects

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
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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
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Total No. Of Dialects

310
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

11.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.17 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

11.00 million70.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

21.00 million8.00 million
0.01 400
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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

History

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
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Signed Forms

Akan Sign Language
Signed Tamil

Scope

Macrolanguage
Individual

Code

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

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Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

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Akan and Tamil Alphabets

Akan and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Akan and Tamil. In Akan Alphabets there are 21 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Akan and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Akan and Tamil languages. The Akan phonology consist Akan vowels and Akan consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Akan greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Akan and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Akan and Tamil Speaking population

Akan and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Akan vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Tamil Language Codes

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