Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Ghana
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- 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
Armenian
Not Available
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
ete-sen
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
meda ase
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
maadwo
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
maaha
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
maakye
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
wae
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Kafra
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Asante
Where They Speak
Greece
Ghana
Where They Speak
Italy
Ghana
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Akan
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Not Available
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
akan
German Name
Neugriechisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Akan
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
akan1251
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Greek 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 Greek and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Akan Speaking population
Greek and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Akan on Greek vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Akan Language Codes
Greek and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
