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Akan and Malagasy


Malagasy and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ghana   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
Salama!   

Thank You
meda ase   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
maadwo   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
maadwo   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
maakye   
Maraina tsara   

Please
wae   
azafady   

Sorry
Kafra   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
bye   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
10
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Fante   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
Akan   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
akan   
malgache   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
15   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Akan   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
104   
99+
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
aka   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Object-Subject   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
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All Akan and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Malagasy Speaking population

Akan and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Akan vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Malagasy Language Codes

Akan and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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