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Akan and Catalan


Catalan and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Ghana   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
Hola   

Thank You
meda ase   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
maadwo   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
maadwo   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
maakye   
Bon dia   

Please
wae   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Kafra   
Perdó!   

Bye
bye   
Adéu   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
10
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Fante   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Akan   
català   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
akan   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
15   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
104   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
cat   

ISO 639 3
aka   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Akan and Catalan Speaking population

Akan and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. 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 Catalan on Akan vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Catalan Language Codes

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

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