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Akan and Sundanese


Sundanese and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ghana   
Indonesia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
Halo   

Thank You
meda ase   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
maadwo   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
maadwo   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
maakye   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
wae   
Mangga   

Sorry
Kafra   
Hapunten   

Bye
bye   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Banten   

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

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Bogor   

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

Dialect 3
Fante   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Bandung   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million   
99+
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Native Name
Akan   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
akan   
soundanais   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
15   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Sundanese   

Language Position
104   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
sun   

ISO 639 3
aka   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Akan and Sundanese Speaking population

Akan and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Akan vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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