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Marathi and Akan


Akan and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
India   
Ghana   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
10   
7

How Many Consonants
36   
26
16   
6

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
ete-sen   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
meda ase   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
maadwo   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
maaha   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
maakye   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
wae   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Kafra   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
bye   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
11.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Not Available   

French Name
marathe   
akan   

German Name
Marathi   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Akan people   

History

Origin
10th century   
15   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Akan   

Language Position
17   
15
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
aka   

ISO 639 3
mar   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
omr   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Marathi and Akan Speaking population

Marathi and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Akan on Marathi vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Akan Language Codes

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

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