Tagalog and Akan
Countries
Philippines
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Philippines
Ghana
Second Language
Filipinos
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
- 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat po
meda ase
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Magandang gabi
maadwo
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
maaha
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
maakye
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
Kafra
I Love You
Iniibig kita
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
Asante
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Bisalog
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Philippines
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Philippines
Ghana
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
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German Name
Tagalog
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
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Ethnicity
Tagalog people
Akan people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
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Branch
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Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
taga1269
akan1251
Linguasphere
31-CKA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tagalog and Akan Speaking population
Tagalog and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Akan on Tagalog vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Akan Language Codes
Tagalog and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.