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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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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)
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kongu
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Akuapem
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Ghana
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Fante
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Ghana
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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Alternative Names
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Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
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[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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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 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
akan1251
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
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.