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Akan and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ghana   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
Czech Republic   

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 vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
Xin chào   

Thank You
meda ase   
Cam on   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
maadwo   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
maadwo   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
maakye   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
wae   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Kafra   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
bye   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

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

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

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

Dialect 3
Fante   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million   
99+
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Akan   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
akan   
vietnamien   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
15   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
104   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
vie   

ISO 639 3
aka   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
No data available   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Akan and Vietnamese Speaking population

Akan and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Akan vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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