Akan and Thai
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Thailand
National Language
Ghana
Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Lao Language
Derived From
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Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
meda ase
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
maadwo
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
maadwo
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
maaha
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
maakye
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Sorry
Kafra
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Ghana
Isan
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Ghana
Northern Thailand
Dialect 3
Fante
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Thai
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
thai1261
Linguasphere
No data available
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Akan and Thai 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 Thai dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Thai Speaking population
Akan and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Akan vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Thai Language Codes
Akan and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.