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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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