Akan and Somali
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Ghana
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Not Available
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
maadwo
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
maadwo
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
maaha
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
maakye
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Asante
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Ghana
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Ghana
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Fante
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Ghana
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Akan
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Not Available
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Akan people
Somalis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
akan1251
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Akan and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Somali Speaking population
Akan and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali on Akan vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Somali Language Codes
Akan and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.