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Filipino vs Akan


Akan vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Ghana  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
23  
13
16  
6

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
Kumusta  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Salamat  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
maadwo  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
maaha  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
maakye  

Please
Mangyaring  
wae  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Kafra  

Bye
Paalam  
bye  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Waray  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
filipino  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
akan  

German Name
Pilipino  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
15  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Akan  

Language Position
34  
32
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
aka  

ISO 639 3
fil  
aka  

ISO 639 6
fil  
aka  

Glottocode
fili1244  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Filipino and Akan Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Akan language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Akan language states that this language originated in 15. 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 Filipino and Akan Language History.

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Filipino 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 Filipino and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Akan language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Akan Difficulty

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

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