Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
European Union, Ireland
  
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 in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.
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.