Home
Languagevs


Filipino and Akan


Akan and Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
23   
13
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
ete-sen   

Thank You
Salamat   
meda ase   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
maadwo   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
maaha   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
maakye   

Please
Mangyaring   
wae   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
Kafra   

Bye
Paalam   
bye   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Ghana   

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

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Waray   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
11.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
filipino   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Not Available   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
akan   

German Name
Pilipino   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
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
Filipino   
Akan   

Language Position
Not Available   
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
fil   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
aka   

ISO 639 3
fil   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Filipino and Akan Speaking population

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

Filipino and Akan Language Codes

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

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages