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Akan vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ghana  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
-  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
12  
9

How Many Consonants
16  
6
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Xin chào  

Thank You
meda ase  
Cam on  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
maakye  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
wae  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
Kafra  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
bye  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Fante  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Akan  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
akan  
vietnamien  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
15  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
104  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
vie  

ISO 639 3
aka  
vie  

ISO 639 6
aka  
vie  

Glottocode
akan1251  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Akan and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Akan vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Akan and Vietnamese language. History of Akan language states that this language originated in 15 whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Akan and Vietnamese Language History.

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Akan and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and Vietnamese language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Akan Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Akan vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Akan vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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