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Akan and Tamil


Tamil and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

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.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

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
9,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Fante   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Akan   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
akan   
tamoul   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
15   
300 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
104   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
akan1251   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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