Amharic and Akan
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Ethiopia
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
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Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- 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.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
meda ase
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Dehna dur
maadwo
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
maadwo
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
maaha
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
maakye
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
yiqirta
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Gondar
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Gojjami
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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Akan
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
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French Name
amharique
akan
German Name
Amharisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
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Ethnicity
Amharas
Akan people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
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Branch
Ethiopic
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Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Akan
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
amha1245
akan1251
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Akan Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Akan Speaking population
Amharic and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and Akan on Amharic vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Akan Language Codes
Amharic and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.