Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Ghana
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
meda ase
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
maadwo
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
maadwo
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
maaha
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
maakye
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
wae
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Kafra
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Asante
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kokan
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Ghana
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Fante
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Ghana
Khandesh
Native Name
Akan
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Marathi people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Akan
Marathi
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Akan and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and Marathi language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Akan Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Akan vs Marathi Difficulty
The Akan vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.