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Madurese and Akan


Akan and Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Ghana  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
ete-sen  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
meda ase  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
maadwo  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
maaha  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
maakye  

Please
Not Available  
wae  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Kafra  

Bye
Not Available  
bye  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
40
9,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
9,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
11.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Madurese  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Not Available  

French Name
madourais  
akan  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Akan people  

History

Origin
Not Available  
15  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Akan  

Language Position
69  
99+
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
aka  

ISO 639 3
mad  
aka  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
madu1247  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Madurese 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 Madurese and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Madurese and Akan Speaking population

Madurese and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Akan on Madurese vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Akan Language Codes

Madurese and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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