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Malagasy and Akan


Akan and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Ghana   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
20   
10
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
ete-sen   

Thank You
Misaotra   
meda ase   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
maadwo   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
maaha   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
maakye   

Please
azafady   
wae   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Kafra   

Bye
Veloma!   
bye   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Ghana   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
11.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Not Available   

French Name
malgache   
akan   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Akan people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
15   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Akan   

Language Position
84   
99+
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
aka   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
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All Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Akan Speaking population

Malagasy and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % 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 Malagasy and Akan on Malagasy vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Akan Language Codes

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

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