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Greek and Akan


Akan and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Ghana  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
10  
7

How Many Consonants
17  
7
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
ete-sen  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
meda ase  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
maadwo  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
maaha  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
maakye  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
wae  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Kafra  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
bye  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Griko  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
akan  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Akan people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
15  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Akan  

Language Position
74  
99+
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
aka  

ISO 639 3
ell  
aka  

ISO 639 6
ells  
aka  

Glottocode
gree1276  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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All Greek 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 Greek and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Greek and Akan Speaking population

Greek and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Akan on Greek vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Akan Language Codes

Greek and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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