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Akan vs French


French vs Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
32   
3

National Language
Ghana   
France   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
bonjour   

Thank You
meda ase   
Merci   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
maadwo   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
maadwo   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
maakye   
Bonjour   

Please
wae   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Kafra   
désolé   

Bye
bye   
au revoir   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
African French   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Africa   

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

Dialect 3
Fante   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Akan   
français   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Français   

French Name
akan   
français   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
15   
9th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Standard French   

Language Position
104   
99+
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
fre   

ISO 639 3
aka   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
akan1251   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Akan and French Language History

Comparison of Akan vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Akan and French language. History of Akan language states that this language originated in 15 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Akan vs French Difficulty

The Akan vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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