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Shona and Akan


Akan and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Ghana   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
  • 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
46   
34
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
ete-sen   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
meda ase   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
maadwo   

Good Evening
Manheru   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
maaha   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
maakye   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
wae   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Kafra   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Fante   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Ghana   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Not Available   

French Name
shona   
akan   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Akan people   

History

Origin
20th century   
15   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Akan   

Language Position
107   
99+
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
aka   

ISO 639 3
sna   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Shona and Akan Speaking population

Shona and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Akan on Shona vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Akan Language Codes

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

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