Malagasy and Akan
Countries
Madagascar
Ghana, Ivory coast
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
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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 in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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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
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Azafady
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Asante
Where They Speak
Merina
Ghana
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Ghana
Dialect 3
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Fante
Where They Speak
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Ghana
How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Akan
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
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French Name
malgache
akan
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Akan people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
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Branch
Indonesian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1537
akan1251
Linguasphere
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.