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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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