Shona and Akan
Countries
Zimbabwe
Ghana, Ivory coast
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
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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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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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
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Karanga
Akuapem
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
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Akan
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
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German Name
Schona-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Akan people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
akan1251
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.