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Akan and Oromo


Oromo and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ghana  
Ethiopia  

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  
Somalia  

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
10  
7

How Many Consonants
16  
6
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
akkam  

Thank You
meda ase  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
maakye  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
wae  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Kafra  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
bye  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
13
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
10
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Fante  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Native Name
Akan  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
akan  
galla  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
15  
16  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Cushitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
104  
99+
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
orm  

ISO 639 3
aka  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
akan1251  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Akan and Oromo Speaking population

Akan and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Akan vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Oromo Language Codes

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

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