Japanese and Akan
Countries
Japan
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Japan
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa
Minority Language
Palau
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
ete-sen
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
meda ase
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
maadwo
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
maaha
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
maakye
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
wae
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Kafra
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Ghana
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
kansai
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Alternative Names
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French Name
japonais
akan
German Name
Japanisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Akan people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Akan
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
akan1251
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Akan Speaking population
Japanese and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Akan on Japanese vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Akan Language Codes
Japanese and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.