Back اللغة البلنتية Arabic Yezhoù balantek-gandjek Breton Balanta Catalan Balanta (Sprache) German Balante French Yarukan Balanta Hausa Asụsụ Balanta IG Lengas balant Occitan Língua balanta Portuguese Баланта телләре Tatar

Balanta languages

Balanta
Native to(Balanta-Kentohe) Guinea-Bissau, (Balanta-Ganja) the Gambia, Senegal
Ethnicity400,000 Balanta (2022)[1]
Native speakers
460,000 (2021–2022)[1]
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ble – Balanta-Kentohe
bjt – Balanta-Ganja
Glottologbala1300

Balanta (or Balant) is a group of two closely related Bak languages of West Africa spoken by the Balanta people.

  1. ^ a b Balanta-Kentohe at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
    Balanta-Ganja at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon

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