Akan and Maori
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
New Zealand
National Language
Ghana
New Zealand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Not Available
Tahitian Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
meda ase
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
maadwo
Night pai
Good Evening
maadwo
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
maaha
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
maakye
Morning pai
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Asante
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Ghana
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Ghana
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Fante
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Ghana
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Akan
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Not Available
New Zealand Maori
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Akan people
Māori people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Polynesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
akan1251
maor1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Maori 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 Maori dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Maori Speaking population
Akan and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available. 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 Maori on Akan vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Maori Language Codes
Akan and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.