Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
France
Ghana
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
bonne Nuit
maadwo
Good Evening
bonsoir
maadwo
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
maaha
Good Morning
Bonjour
maakye
Please
S'il vous plaît
wae
I Love You
Je t'aime
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Asante
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Ghana
Dialect 2
African French
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Africa
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Fante
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Ghana
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
français
Akan
Alternative Names
Français
Not Available
French Name
français
akan
German Name
Französisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
Akan
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
fras
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Glottocode
stan1290
akan1251
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All French 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 French and Akan dialects. Various dialects of French and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
French and Akan Speaking population
French and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of French and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Akan on French vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
French and Akan Language Codes
French and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.