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
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
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
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Akan
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Twi, Fante
German Name
Bengali
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Akan
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
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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Bengali and Akan 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 Bengali and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Akan language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Akan Difficulty
The Bengali vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Akan 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 Bengali and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.