Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Ghana
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Italian Language
Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
French-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
maadwo
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
maadwo
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
maaha
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
maakye
Bonjour
Please
wae
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Asante
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Ghana
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Akuapem
African French
Where They Speak
Ghana
Africa
Dialect 3
Fante
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Ghana
Northeast France, Switzerland
Native Name
Akan
français
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Français
French Name
akan
français
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Französisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Akan people
French people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Akan
Standard French
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
stan1290
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
Akan and French Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Akan and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and French language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Akan Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Akan vs French Difficulty
The Akan vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and French Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Akan and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.