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Catalan and Akan


Akan and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Ghana   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
23   
13
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
ete-sen   

Thank You
Gràcies   
meda ase   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
maadwo   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
maaha   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
maakye   

Please
Sisplau   
wae   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Kafra   

Bye
Adéu   
bye   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Asante   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Not Available   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
akan   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Akan people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
15   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Akan   

Language Position
Not Available   
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
aka   

ISO 639 3
cat   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Akan Speaking population

Catalan and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available 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 Catalan and Akan on Catalan vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Akan Language Codes

Catalan and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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