Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ghana
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
- 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
Malayalam
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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
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ete-sen
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
meda ase
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
maadwo
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
maaha
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
maakye
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Kafra
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Kongu
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Fante
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
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German Name
Tamil
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Akan people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Akan
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
akan1251
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Akan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Akan language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Akan Difficulty
The Tamil vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Akan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.