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Akan and Navajo


Navajo and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ghana  
United States of America  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
North America  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Apache Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
12  
9

How Many Consonants
16  
6
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
meda ase  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
maakye  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
wae  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
Kafra  
Not available  

Bye
bye  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
13
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Fante  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Utah  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Native Name
Akan  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Navaho  

French Name
akan  
navaho  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
15  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Athapascan  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Navajo  

Language Position
104  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
nav  

ISO 639 3
aka  
nav  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
akan1251  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Akan and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Navajo Speaking population

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

Akan and Navajo Language Codes

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

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