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Akan and Marathi


Marathi and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Ghana   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
16   
13

How Many Consonants
16   
6
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
meda ase   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
maadwo   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
maadwo   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
maakye   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
wae   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
Kafra   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
bye   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
10
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Fante   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million   
99+
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
Akan   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
akan   
marathe   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
15   
10th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Marathi   

Language Position
104   
99+
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
mar   

ISO 639 3
aka   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Akan and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Marathi Speaking population

Akan and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Akan vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Marathi Language Codes

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

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