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Punjabi and Akan


Akan and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Ghana  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • 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
Hindi Language  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
10  
7

How Many Consonants
41  
30
16  
6

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
ete-sen  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
meda ase  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
maadwo  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
maaha  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
maakye  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
wae  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Kafra  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
bye  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
pendjabi  
akan  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Akan people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
15  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Akan  

Language Position
23  
21
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
aka  

ISO 639 3
pan  
aka  

ISO 639 6
panj  
aka  

Glottocode
panj1256  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Akan Speaking population

Punjabi and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Akan on Punjabi vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Akan Language Codes

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

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