Definition
A West African people of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, or the language they speak.
Etymology
From Portuguese contact with West African groups; the name likely derives from a local language root, though the exact etymology is debated among linguists studying Bantu and Atlantic language families.
Kelly Says
The Balanta have practiced sophisticated agricultural engineering for centuries with floating gardens and tidal rice paddies—systems so effective they're still studied by environmental scientists today.
Translations
ARالعربية
بلانتا
ba-lan-ta
BNবাংলা
বালান্তা
ba-lan-ta
CACatalà
balanta
ba-lan-ta
CSČeština
balanta
ba-lan-ta
DADansk
balanta
ba-lan-ta
DEDeutsch
Balante
ba-lan-te
ELΕλληνικά
μπάλοντα
mpa-lon-ta
ESEspañol
balanta
ba-lan-ta
FAفارسی
بالانتا
ba-lan-ta
FISuomi
balanta
ba-lan-ta
FRFrançais
balanta
ba-lan-ta
HIहिन्दी
बालांता
ba-laan-ta
HUMagyar
balanta
ba-lan-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
balanta
ba-lan-ta
ITItaliano
balanta
ba-lan-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
balanta
ba-lan-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာလန်တာ
ba-lan-ta
NLNederlands
balanta
ba-lan-ta
NONorsk
balanta
ba-lan-ta
PLPolski
balanta
ba-lan-ta
PTPortuguês
balanta
ba-lan-ta
RORomână
balanta
ba-lan-ta
RUРусский
баланта
ba-lan-ta
SVSvenska
balanta
ba-lan-ta
SWKiswahili
balanta
ba-lan-ta
TAதமிழ்
பாலாந்தா
pa-la-n-tha
TEతెలుగు
బాలాంటా
ba-la-n-ta
THไทย
บาลันต้า
ba-la-n-ta
TRTürkçe
balanta
ba-lan-ta
UKУкраїнська
баланта
ba-lan-ta
VITiếng Việt
balanta
ba-lan-ta
ZUZU
ibalanta
i-ba-lan-ta