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Sundanese and Akan


Akan and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia  
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
-  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
16  
6
16  
6

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Nuhun  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
maadwo  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
maaha  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
maakye  

Please
Mangga  
wae  

Sorry
Hapunten  
Kafra  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
bye  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Punten  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Banten  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
soundanais  
akan  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Akan people  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
15  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Akan  

Language Position
42  
39
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
aka  

ISO 639 3
sun  
aka  

ISO 639 6
sun  
aka  

Glottocode
sund1251  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Sundanese and Akan Speaking population

Sundanese and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Akan on Sundanese vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Akan Language Codes

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

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