Akan and Amharic
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Ghana
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
maadwo
Dehna dur
Good Evening
maadwo
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
maaha
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
maakye
i'ndemin adäru
I Love You
Me doכ wo
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
yiqirta
Where They Speak
Ghana
Gondar
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Akuapem
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Ghana
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Ghana
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Akan
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Alternative Names
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Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
akan
amharique
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Amharas
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Semitic
Branch
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Ethiopic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Akan
Amharic
Signed Forms
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Signed Amharic
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
akan1251
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Akan and Amharic 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 Akan and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Amharic Speaking population
Akan and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Akan and Amharic on Akan vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Amharic Language Codes
Akan and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.