Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Portugal
Ghana
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
- 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
Spanish and Galician Languages
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
meda ase
How Are You?
Como você está?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
boa noite
maadwo
Good Evening
boa Noite
maadwo
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
maaha
Good Morning
bom Dia
maakye
I Love You
Eu te amo
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
desculpe me
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Asante
Where They Speak
Brazil
Ghana
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Portugal
Ghana
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Fante
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Ghana
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
Akan
Alternative Names
Português
Not Available
French Name
portugais
akan
German Name
Portugiesisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
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Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Akan
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
port1283
akan1251
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Akan Speaking population
Portuguese and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % 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 Portuguese and Akan on Portuguese vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Akan Language Codes
Portuguese and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.