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Akan and Balochi


Balochi and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ghana  
Iran  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
8  
5

How Many Consonants
16  
6
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Salam  

Thank You
meda ase  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
maadwo  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
maadwo  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Not Available  

Good Morning
maakye  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
wae  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Kafra  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
13
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
10
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Fante  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
3,400,000.00  
10

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Baluchi  

French Name
akan  
baloutchi  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
15  
19th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Balochi  

Language Position
104  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
bal  

ISO 639 3
aka  
bal  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
akan1251  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Akan and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Balochi Speaking population

Akan and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Akan vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Balochi Language Codes

Akan and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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