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Thai vs Akan


Akan vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Thailand   
Ghana   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • 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
Lao Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
10   
7

How Many Consonants
44   
33
16   
6

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
ete-sen   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
meda ase   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
maadwo   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
maaha   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
maakye   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
wae   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Kafra   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
bye   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
11.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Not Available   

French Name
thaï   
akan   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Akan people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
15   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Akan   

Language Position
47   
34
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
aka   

ISO 639 3
tha   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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Thai and Akan Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Akan language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Akan language states that this language originated in 15. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Thai and Akan Language History.

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Thai 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 Thai and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Akan language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Thai vs Akan Difficulty

The Thai vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai 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 Thai and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.

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