Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Ghana
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
- 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
Assamese and Oriya
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
ete-sen
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
meda ase
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
maadwo
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
maaha
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
maakye
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
wae
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Kafra
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Ghana
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Ghana
Where They Speak
India
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Akan
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
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German Name
Bengali
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Akan
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
akan1251
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali 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 Bengali and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Akan Speaking population
Bengali and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % 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 Bengali and Akan on Bengali vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Akan Language Codes
Bengali and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.