Punjabi and Akan
Countries
India, Pakistan
Ghana, Ivory coast
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
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Asante
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Ghana
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Ghana
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Akan
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
panj1256
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
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.
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.
