Ilocano and Akan
Countries
Philippines
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Philippines
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Agyamanak
meda ase
How Are You?
Kumusta?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
maadwo
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
maaha
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
maakye
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Balangao
Asante
Where They Speak
Philippines
Ghana
Where They Speak
Philippines
Ghana
Dialect 3
Not present
Fante
Where They Speak
Not present
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
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German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Akan people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
ak
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
ilok1237
akan1251
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Akan Speaking population
Ilocano and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Akan on Ilocano vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Akan Language Codes
Ilocano and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.