Countries
Philippines
  
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
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 in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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.
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.