Kurdish and Akan
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
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Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- 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
Farsi Language
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Şev xweş
maadwo
Good Evening
Evare baş
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
maaha
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
maakye
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Asante
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Ghana
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Ghana
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Fante
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Ghana
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Akan
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Twi, Fante
German Name
Kurdisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Kurds
Akan people
Origin
16th century CE
15
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Akan
Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
kurd1259
akan1251
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish 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 Kurdish and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Akan Speaking population
Kurdish and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % 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 Kurdish and Akan on Kurdish vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Akan Language Codes
Kurdish and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.