Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
Ghana
  
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
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.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ete-sen
  
Halo
  
Thank You
meda ase
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
maadwo
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
maadwo
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
maaha
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
maakye
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
wae
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Kafra
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
bye
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Me doכ wo
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Asante
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 2
Akuapem
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Fante
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
11.00 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
Akan
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
akan
  
madourais
  
German Name
Akan-Sprache
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Akan people
  
Madurese
  
Origin
15
  
Not Available
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Akan
  
Madurese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ak
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
aka
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
aka
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
aka
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
akan1251
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Madurese Speaking population
Akan and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Akan vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Madurese Language Codes
Akan and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.