Korean vs Akan
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- 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
Chinese and Japanese languages
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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
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
ete-sen
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
meda ase
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
maadwo
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
maaha
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
maakye
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
wae
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Kafra
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
South Korea
Ghana
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Akuapem
Where They Speak
South Korea
Ghana
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Akan
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
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German Name
Koreanisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Koreans
Akan people
Origin
Before 1st century
15
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Akan
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kore1280
akan1251
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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Korean and Akan Language History
Comparison of Korean vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Korean and Akan language. History of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century whereas history of Akan language states that this language originated in 15. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Korean and Akan Language History.
Korean and Akan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Korean and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Akan language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Korean vs Akan Difficulty
The Korean vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean Alphabets and Akan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Korean and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.
