Santali and Akan
Countries
India
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
- 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
Munda Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Adi Johar
meda ase
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Boge Ninda
maadwo
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
maadwo
Good Afternoon
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maaha
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
maakye
Sorry
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Kafra
I Love You
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Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
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mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
India
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Not present
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Not Available
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Not present
Fante
Where They Speak
Not Available
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Akan
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
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German Name
Santali
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Akan people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Santali
Akan
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
ak
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
sant1410
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Santali 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 Santali and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Santali and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Santali are spoken in different Santali Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Santali vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Santali dialects include: Mahali Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Santali and Akan Speaking population
Santali and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali 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 Santali and Akan on Santali vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Santali and Akan Language Codes
Santali and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Santali and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
