Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Ghana
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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.
Similar To
Romanian
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Përshëndetje
ete-sen
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
meda ase
How Are You?
Si jeni?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
natën e mirë
maadwo
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
maadwo
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
maaha
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
maakye
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Më falni
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Asante
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Ghana
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Ghana
Where They Speak
Italy
Ghana
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Akan
Alternative Names
Shqip
Twi, Fante
French Name
albanais
akan
German Name
Albanisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Albanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Akan
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
alba1267
akan1251
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
-
All Albanian and Akan 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 Albanian and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Albanian and Akan Speaking population
Albanian and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Albanian and Akan on Albanian vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Albanian and Akan Language Codes
Albanian and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.