Kannada and Akan
Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Karnataka, India
Ghana
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- 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
Telugu
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
ete-sen
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
meda ase
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
maadwo
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
maaha
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
maakye
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
wae
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Kafra
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Ghana
Where They Speak
kerala
Ghana
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Ghana
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Akan
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
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German Name
Kannada
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
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Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Akan people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Akan
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1305
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kannada 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 Kannada and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Akan Speaking population
Kannada and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Akan on Kannada vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Akan Language Codes
Kannada and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.