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Akan and Madurese


Madurese and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
5   
10

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
110,000.00   
40

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
0.23 %   
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   

History

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   

Language Position
104   
99+
69   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

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   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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