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Malaysian and Akan


Akan and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Malaysia  
Ghana  

Second Language
Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Thailand  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
24  
14
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
ete-sen  

Thank You
terima kasih  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Apa khabar?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
maadwo  

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
maaha  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
maakye  

Please
sila  
wae  

Sorry
maaf  
Kafra  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
bye  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Pekal  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Musi  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
malais  
akan  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Malaysian people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
15  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Akan  

Language Position
54  
99+
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
aka  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
aka  

ISO 639 6
may  
aka  

Glottocode
stan1306  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Malaysian and Akan Speaking population

Malaysian and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Akan on Malaysian vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Akan Language Codes

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

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