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Greek vs Akan


Akan vs 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   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

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   
11
44 weeks   
11

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   
13

Dialect 2
Griko   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

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+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Not Available   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
akan   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Akan people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
15   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Greek and Akan Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Akan language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC 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 Greek and Akan Language History.

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

Greek vs Akan Difficulty

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

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