Oriya and Akan
Countries
India
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
India
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Not Available
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
ete-sen
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
meda ase
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
maadwo
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
maaha
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
maakye
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Kafra
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
bye
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Baleswari
Asante
Where They Speak
India
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ganjami
Akuapem
Where They Speak
India
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
Ghana
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Akan
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
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German Name
Oriya-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
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Ethnicity
Odias
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
Akan
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
macr1269
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
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 Oriya 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 Oriya and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Oriya and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oriya are spoken in different Oriya Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oriya vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oriya dialects include: Baleswari, Ganjami. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oriya and Akan Speaking population
Oriya and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % 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 Oriya and Akan on Oriya vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oriya and Akan Language Codes
Oriya and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oriya and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.