Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- 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
Chinese and Japanese languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
ete-sen
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
meda ase
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
maadwo
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
maaha
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
maakye
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
wae
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Kafra
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
South Korea
Ghana
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Akuapem
Where They Speak
South Korea
Ghana
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Akan
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
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German Name
Koreanisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Koreans
Akan people
Origin
Before 1st century
15
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Akan
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kore1280
akan1251
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Korean 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 Korean and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Akan Speaking population
Korean and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % 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 Korean and Akan on Korean vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Akan Language Codes
Korean and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.