Norwegian and Akan
Countries
Norway
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Norway
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
hvordan har du det?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
god natt
maadwo
Good Evening
god kveld
maadwo
Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag
maaha
Good Morning
god morgen
maakye
I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
unnskyld meg
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Jamtlandic
Asante
Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Ghana
Dialect 2
Sognamål
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Sogn
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris
Fante
Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Norsk
Not Available
French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
akan
German Name
Nynorsk
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
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Ethnicity
Norwegians
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
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Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Akan
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
norw1258
akan1251
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Norwegian and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Norwegian are spoken in different Norwegian Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Norwegian vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic, Sognamål. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Norwegian and Akan Speaking population
Norwegian and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Akan on Norwegian vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Norwegian and Akan Language Codes
Norwegian and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Norwegian and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.