Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Ghana
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
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Malayalam
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ete-sen
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
meda ase
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
maadwo
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
maadwo
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
maaha
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
maakye
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
wae
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Kafra
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
bye
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Me doכ wo
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Asante
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Akuapem
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Fante
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
11.00 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Akan
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
akan
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Akan-Sprache
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Akan people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
15
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Akan
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ak
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
aka
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
aka
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
aka
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
akan1251
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
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Akan and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and Tamil language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Akan Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Akan vs Tamil Difficulty
The Akan vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.