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Akan vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Vietnam  
Ghana  

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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
Chinese Language  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
10  
7

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
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
Xin chào  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Cam on  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
maadwo  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
maaha  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
maakye  

Please
xin vui lòng  
wae  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Kafra  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
bye  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
11
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
9
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
8
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
vietnamien  
akan  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
15  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Akan  

Language Position
14  
13
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
aka  

ISO 639 3
vie  
aka  

ISO 639 6
vie  
aka  

Glottocode
viet1252  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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Vietnamese and Akan Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Akan language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 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 Vietnamese and Akan Language History.

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Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Akan language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Vietnamese vs Akan Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.

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