Igbo and Akan
Countries
Nigeria
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Nigeria
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Alphabets in
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Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
ka chi fo
maadwo
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
maadwo
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
maaha
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
maakye
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Ghana
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Ghana
Dialect 3
Not present
Fante
Alternative Names
Ibo
Twi, Fante
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Akan people
Origin
30th Century BC
15
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Akan
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nucl1417
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Akan Speaking population
Igbo and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Akan on Igbo vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Akan Language Codes
Igbo and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.