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Akan and Meithei


Meithei and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ghana  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
meda ase  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Not Available  

Good Morning
maakye  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
wae  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Kafra  
Saobiganu  

Bye
bye  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
13
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
10
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Fante  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
1,250,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
akan  
Meithei  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
15  
1700  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
104  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
mni  

ISO 639 3
aka  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
akan1251  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Akan and Meithei Speaking population

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

Akan and Meithei Language Codes

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

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