Hausa and Akan
Countries
Nigeria
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Ghana
Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
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Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
- 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
gode ku
meda ase
How Are You?
yaya dai
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
mai kyau dare
maadwo
Good Evening
barka da yamma
maadwo
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
maaha
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
maakye
I Love You
Ina son ku
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
gafara dai
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Asante
Where They Speak
Ghana
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Niger
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Daragaram
Fante
Where They Speak
Niger
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Akan
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
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German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Akan people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Chadic
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
akan1251
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Hausa 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 Hausa and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Akan Speaking population
Hausa and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % 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 Hausa and Akan on Hausa vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Akan Language Codes
Hausa and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.