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Telugu vs Akan


Akan vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Ghana  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
10  
7

How Many Consonants
41  
30
16  
6

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, 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
హలో (Halō)  
ete-sen  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
meda ase  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
maadwo  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
maaha  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
maakye  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
wae  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Kafra  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
bye  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
télougou  
akan  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
15  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Akan  

Language Position
15  
14
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
aka  

ISO 639 3
tel  
aka  

ISO 639 6
tel  
aka  

Glottocode
telu1262  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Telugu and Akan Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Akan language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Akan language states that this language originated in 15. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Telugu and Akan Language History.

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Telugu and Akan Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Telugu and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Akan language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Telugu vs Akan Difficulty

The Telugu vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Akan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Telugu and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.

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