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Irish and Akan


Akan and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ireland  
Ghana  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
18  
1
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
13  
3
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
maadwo  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
maaha  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
maakye  

Please
le do thoil  
wae  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Kafra  

Bye
Slán  
bye  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
akan  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
15  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Akan  

Language Position
25  
23
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
aka  

ISO 639 3
gle  
aka  

ISO 639 6
gle  
aka  

Glottocode
iris1253  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Akan Speaking population

Irish and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Akan on Irish vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Akan Language Codes

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

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