Akan and Kirundi
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Burma
National Language
Ghana
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
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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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
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Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
meda ase
Urakoze
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
maadwo
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
maadwo
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
maaha
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
maakye
Mwaramutse
Sorry
Kafra
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I Love You
Me doכ wo
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Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
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Dialect 1
Asante
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Ghana
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Ghana
Tanzania
Where They Speak
Ghana
Tanzania
Native Name
Akan
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
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German Name
Akan-Sprache
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Akan people
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Kirundi
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
akan1251
rund1242
Linguasphere
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Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Kirundi Speaking population
Akan and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Akan vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Kirundi Language Codes
Akan and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.