Akan and Yoruba
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Ghana
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
meda ase
e dupe
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
maadwo
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
maadwo
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
maaha
e kaasan
Good Morning
maakye
e kaaro
I Love You
Me doכ wo
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Asante
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Ghana
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Ghana
Benin, Togo
Where They Speak
Ghana
Nigeria
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Yariba, Yooba
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
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 Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Yoruba Speaking population
Akan and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba 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 Yoruba on Akan vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Yoruba Language Codes
Akan and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.