Somali and Akan
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Somalia
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
meda ase
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
maadwo
Good Evening
Evening Good
maadwo
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
maaha
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
maakye
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Asante
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Ghana
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Ghana
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Fante
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Ghana
Native Name
af Soomaali
Akan
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Twi, Fante
German Name
Somali
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Akan people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Akan
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
soma1255
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 Somali 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 Somali and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Akan Speaking population
Somali and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % 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 Somali and Akan on Somali vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Akan Language Codes
Somali and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.