Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Ghana
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ete-sen
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
meda ase
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
maadwo
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
maadwo
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
maaha
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
maakye
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
wae
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
Kafra
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
bye
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Me doכ wo
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Asante
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 2
Akuapem
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 3
Fante
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
11.00 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
Akan
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
akan
  
télougou
  
German Name
Akan-Sprache
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Akan people
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
15
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Akan
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ak
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
aka
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
aka
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
aka
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
akan1251
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Akan and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and Telugu language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Akan Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Akan vs Telugu Difficulty
The Akan vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.