Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Ghana
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Not Available
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
obrigado
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Como você está?
Good Night
maadwo
boa noite
Good Evening
maadwo
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
maaha
boa Tarde
Good Morning
maakye
bom Dia
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Asante
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Ghana
Brazil
Dialect 2
Akuapem
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Ghana
Portugal
Dialect 3
Fante
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Ghana
Daman and Diu
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Akan
Português
Alternative Names
Not Available
Português
French Name
akan
portugais
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Akan
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
akan1251
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Akan and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Portuguese Speaking population
Akan and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Akan vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Portuguese Language Codes
Akan and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.