Maithili and Akan
Countries
India, Nepal
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
India, Nepal
Ghana
Second Language
Nepal
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
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Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- 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
Bhojpuri Language
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dhanyabad
meda ase
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Śubharātri
maadwo
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
maadwo
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
maaha
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
maakye
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
kripaya
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
Asante
Where They Speak
Nepal
Ghana
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Akuapem
Where They Speak
North India
Ghana
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
Ghana
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Akan
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Twi, Fante
French Name
maithili
akan
German Name
Maithili
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Maithil
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Akan
Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
ak
Glottocode
mait1250
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Maithili 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 Maithili and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Akan Speaking population
Maithili and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Akan on Maithili vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Akan Language Codes
Maithili and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.