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Malagasy vs Akan


Akan vs 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  
Not Available  

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Malagasy and Akan Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Akan language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD 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 Malagasy and Akan Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Akan Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.

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