Swahili and Akan
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
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Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
meda ase
How Are You?
Habari gani?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
maadwo
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
maadwo
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
maaha
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
maakye
I Love You
nakupenda
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Samahani
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Asante
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Akan
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Not Available
German Name
Swahili
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Akan people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Akan
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
akan1251
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Akan Speaking population
Swahili and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Akan on Swahili vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Akan Language Codes
Swahili and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.