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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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