Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Germany
Ghana
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
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Derived From
Albanian Languages
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Alphabets in
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
gute Nacht
maadwo
Good Evening
guten Abend
maadwo
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
maaha
Good Morning
guten Morgen
maakye
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Swiss German
Asante
Where They Speak
Switzerland
Ghana
Dialect 2
Swabian German
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Germany
Ghana
Dialect 3
Texas German
Fante
Where They Speak
Texas
Ghana
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
Not Available
French Name
allemand
akan
German Name
Deutsch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Germans
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
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Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Akan
Signed Forms
Signed German
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
deus
Not Available
Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
akan1251
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All German 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 German and Akan dialects. Various dialects of German and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of German are spoken in different German Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking German vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the German dialects include: Swiss German, Swabian German. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
German and Akan Speaking population
German and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of German and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % 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 German and Akan on German vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
German and Akan Language Codes
German and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. German and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.