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
  
Not Available
  
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
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
ete-sen
  
Bwakeye
  
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
  
Please
wae
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
Kafra
  
Not available
  
Bye
bye
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
Me doכ wo
  
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Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Asante
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
13
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Akuapem
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 3
Fante
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
11.00 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Name
Akan
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
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French Name
akan
  
rundi
  
German Name
Akan-Sprache
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
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Ethnicity
Akan people
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
15
  
1500
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
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Branch
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Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Akan
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
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Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ak
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
aka
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
aka
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
aka
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
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Glottocode
akan1251
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
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.