Danish and Akan
Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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
Norwegian and Swedish
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
meda ase
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
God nat
maadwo
Good Evening
God aften
maadwo
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
maaha
Good Morning
God morgen
maakye
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Sweden
Ghana
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Denmark
Ghana
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Fante
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Ghana
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Twi, Fante
German Name
Dänisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Akan
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
dani1284
akan1251
Linguasphere
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No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Danish 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 Danish and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Akan Speaking population
Danish and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % 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 Danish and Akan on Danish vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Akan Language Codes
Danish and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.