There are 13 differences and 4 similarities between Akan (Twi), Cantonese
Language Family and Writing System
Writing System
Unknown
Chinese
Script(s) Used
Akan
[ ] (gw Ngd Ngw ) [ ] (yuetyuh)
Family
Niger-congo
Sino-tibetan
Subgroup
Kwa
Chinese
3 Letter Code
Aka
Yue
Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)
7 million
66 million
Native Speakers as % of World
0.2 %
1.4 %
Total Number of Speakers (millions)
9.3 million
70 million
Total Speakers as % of World
0.1 %
0.9 %
Language Systems
Noun declensions
None
None
Sequence
Svo
Svo
Tonal
No
Yes
Agglutinative language
No
No
Geographic Distribution
Official language in
Ghana
Hong Kong
Macau
Ghana
Hong Kong
Macau
Official Language of United Nations
No
No
Countries Spoken In
Ghana, Suriname, C Te D'ivoire, Jamaica,
Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand
Ghana
Hong Kong