Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
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 in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Asante
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
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
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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Catalan and Akan 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 Catalan and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Akan language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Akan Difficulty
The Catalan vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Akan 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 Catalan and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.