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Pashto and Akan


Akan and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Ghana  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • 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
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
10  
7

How Many Consonants
29  
19
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
ete-sen  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
meda ase  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
maadwo  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
maaha  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
maakye  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
wae  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Kafra  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
bye  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
pachto  
akan  

German Name
Paschtu  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Akan people  

History

Origin
1651  
15  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Akan  

Language Position
82  
99+
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
aka  

ISO 639 3
pus  
aka  

ISO 639 6
pus  
aka  

Glottocode
pash1269  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Pashto and Akan Speaking population

Pashto and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % 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 Pashto and Akan on Pashto vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Akan Language Codes

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

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