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Madurese vs Akan


Akan vs 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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Madurese and Akan Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Akan language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available 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 Madurese and Akan Language History.

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Madurese 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 Madurese and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Akan language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Akan Difficulty

The Madurese vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese 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 Madurese and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.

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