BALANTE

Meaning of BALANTE in English

[Ba.lante] n, pl Balante or Balantes [F, fr. Balante Bulanda] (ca. 1895) 1: a member of a people of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

2: the language of the Balante people

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

BALANTE — bəˈlänt noun also ba·lan·ta -lantə ( plural balante or balantes also balanta or balantas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Balante …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUINEA-BISSAU — officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau formerly (until 1974) Portuguese Guinea Country, western Africa. Its territory includes the Bijagós Archipelago, off the …
Английский словарь Британика
BALANTA — noun see balante
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEST-ATLANTIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: capitalized W&A : a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages including Wolof, Serer, Balante, Limba, Temne, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRIS-GRIS — noun or gri·gri also gree·gree ˈgrē(ˌ)grē ( plural gris-gris or grigris also greegrees ) Etymology: French gris-gris, of African origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STATISTICS: GUINEA-BISSAU
Britannica English vocabulary
QUINAR — region, southwestern Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, bordered by the regions of Tombali on the south and east, Bafat on the northeast, …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUINEA-BISSAU — officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau formerly (until 1974) Portuguese Guinea Country, western Africa. Its territory includes the Bijagós Archipelago, off the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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