Thai and Akan
Countries
Thailand
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Thailand
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
- 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
Lao Language
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Derived From
Khmer Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
ete-sen
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
meda ase
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
maadwo
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
maaha
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
maakye
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Kafra
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Isan
Ghana
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Ghana
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Fante
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Ghana
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
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German Name
Thailändisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
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Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Akan people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Tai
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Thai
No early forms
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
thai1261
akan1251
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Thai 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 Thai and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Thai and Akan Speaking population
Thai and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % 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 Thai and Akan on Thai vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Thai and Akan Language Codes
Thai and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.