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Navajo and Akan


Akan and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
United States of America   
Ghana   

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

Speaking Continents
North America   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
10   
7

How Many Consonants
34   
24
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
ete-sen   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
meda ase   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
maadwo   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
maaha   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
maakye   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
wae   

Sorry
Not available   
Kafra   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
bye   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Ghana   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Not Available   

French Name
navaho   
akan   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Akan people   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
15   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Akan   

Language Position
Not Available   
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
aka   

ISO 639 3
nav   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Akan Speaking population

Navajo and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available 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 Navajo and Akan on Navajo vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Akan Language Codes

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

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