Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Ghana
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
- 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
Tamil
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
meda ase
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
maadwo
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
maaha
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
maakye
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
wae
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Kafra
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Ghana
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Ghana
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Fante
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Ghana
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Akan
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
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French Name
télougou
akan
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
Akan people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
telu1262
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Telugu 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 Telugu and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Akan language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Akan Difficulty
The Telugu vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu 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 Telugu and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.