Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
- 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
ete-sen
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
meda ase
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
maadwo
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
maaha
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
maakye
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
wae
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Kafra
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Asante
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Mappila
Akuapem
Where They Speak
India
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Fante
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Akan
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
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French Name
malayalam
akan
German Name
Malayalam
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Malayali
Akan people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1464
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Akan Speaking population
Malayalam and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Akan on Malayalam vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Akan Language Codes
Malayalam and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.