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Punjabi and Akan


Akan and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Ghana   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • 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
Hindi Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
10   
7

How Many Consonants
41   
30
16   
6

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
ete-sen   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
meda ase   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
maadwo   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
maaha   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
maakye   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
wae   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
Kafra   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
bye   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Ghana   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
11.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Not Available   

French Name
pendjabi   
akan   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Akan people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
15   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Akan   

Language Position
Not Available   
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
aka   

ISO 639 3
pan   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Punjabi and Akan Speaking population

Punjabi and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Akan on Punjabi vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Akan Language Codes

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

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