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Akan vs Filipino


Filipino vs Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ghana  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
23  
13

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  
Kumusta  

Thank You
meda ase  
Salamat  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
maadwo  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
maakye  
Magandang umaga  

Please
wae  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Kafra  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
bye  
Paalam  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
10
8,200,000.00  
11

Dialect 3
Fante  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
2,600,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
Akan  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Pilipino  

French Name
akan  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
15  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Filipino  

Language Position
104  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
fil  

ISO 639 3
aka  
fil  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
akan1251  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Akan and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Akan vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Akan and Filipino language. History of Akan language states that this language originated in 15 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Akan and Filipino Language History.

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Akan and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and Filipino language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Akan Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Akan vs Filipino Difficulty

The Akan vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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