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Cebuano and Akan


Akan and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Philippines   
Ghana   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
16   
6
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
ete-sen   

Thank You
Salamat   
meda ase   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
maadwo   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
maaha   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
maakye   

Please
Palihug   
wae   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
Kafra   

Bye
Babay   
bye   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Fante   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Ghana   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
11.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
Not Available   

Native Name
Visayan   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Not Available   

French Name
cebuano   
akan   

German Name
Cebuano   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Akan people   

History

Origin
16th century   
15   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Akan   

Language Position
62   
99+
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
aka   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Cebuano and Akan Speaking population

Cebuano and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Akan on Cebuano vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Akan Language Codes

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

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