Akan and Oromo
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Ethiopia, Kenya
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
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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
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Somali Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Maaloo na dabarsi
Where They Speak
Ghana
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kenya
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kenya
Native Name
Akan
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
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Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Akan people
Oromos
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Cushitic
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
akan1251
nucl1736
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 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.
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.