Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Ghana
  
Iran
  
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
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ete-sen
  
Salam
  
Thank You
meda ase
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
maadwo
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
maadwo
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
maaha
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
maakye
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
wae
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
Kafra
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
bye
  
bye
  
I Love You
Me doכ wo
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Asante
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
13
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Akuapem
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
10
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Fante
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
11.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
Akan
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
akan
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Akan-Sprache
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Akan people
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
15
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Akan
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ak
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
aka
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
aka
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
aka
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
akan1251
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Akan and Balochi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Akan and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and Balochi language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Akan Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Akan vs Balochi Difficulty
The Akan vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Akan and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.