Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
24
0
46
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National Language
Ghana
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Tamil
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2160
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1019
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1641
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ete-sen
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
meda ase
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
maadwo
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
maadwo
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
maaha
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
maakye
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
wae
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Kafra
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
bye
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Asante
Waddar
Where They Speak
Ghana
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Akuapem
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Ghana
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Fante
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Ghana
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
338
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.17 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
11.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
21.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Akan
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
akan
télougou
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Telugu people
Origin
15
c. 575
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Akan
Telugu
Language Position
10415
1
120
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Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
ak
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
aka
tel
ISO 639 2/B
aka
tel
ISO 639 3
aka
tel
ISO 639 6
aka
tel
Glottocode
akan1251
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-