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Akan and Irish


Irish and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ghana   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
13   
3

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
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
meda ase   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
maadwo   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
maadwo   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
maakye   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
wae   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Kafra   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
bye   
Slán   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Fante   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Ulster   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Akan   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
akan   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
15   
c. 750   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Akan   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
104   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
gle   

ISO 639 3
aka   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Akan and Irish Speaking population

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

Akan and Irish Language Codes

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

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