akan is the most common language spoken in ghana.
akan is the most common language spoken in ghana.
what is the most common language spoken in ghana?
akan
twi (; pronounced chtwi; also known as akan kasa) is a dialect of the akan language spoken in southern and central ghana by several million people, mainly of the akan peoples, the biggest of the about 17 major ethnicities/peoples in ghana and forms about 29% of the ghanaian population as a first and second language. twi is a common name for two former literary dialects of the akan language; asante (ashanti) and akuapem, which are mutually intelligible. there are about 9 million twi speakers, mainly originating from the ashanti region and about a total of 17–18 million ghanaians as either first or second languages. akuapem twi was the first akan dialect to be used for bible translation, and became the prestige dialect as a result. it is also spoken by the southeastern people of cote d'ivoire.
twi
the mortlockese language is an austronesian language spoken primarily on the mortlock islands in micronesia. in mortlock culture, there is a hierarchy with chiefs called "samwool." when speaking to these chiefs or to anyone of higher status, one must use honorifics (in mortlockese called "kapas pwéteete" or "kapas amáfel") in order to convey respect. in the mortlockese language, there are only two levels of speaking - common language and respectful language(honorifics). while respectful language is used when speaking to people of higher status, common language is used when speaking to anyone of the same or lesser status. one example showing the difference between respectful and common language can be seen in the word sleep. the word for sleep using common language is "maúr" while the word for sleep using respectful language is "saipash". along with the respectful language, there are formal greetings called "tiirou" or "fairo" that are used in meetings and gatherings. in english, some examples of formal greetings would be "good evening" or "it's a pleasure to meet you" or "how are you." these formal greetings not only use words, but also gestures. it is the combination of the words and gestures that create the "tiirou" or "fairo"(formal greeting). in english a formal greeting like this would be like saying "nice to meet you" while offering a handshake.
honorifics (linguistics)