Balanta language
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The Balanta language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Balanta people of Guinea-Bissau and neighboring West African countries.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger-Congo language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Bak languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryWithLargestNumberOfSpeakers | Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Balanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | bala1300 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Balanta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balanta-Ganja language NERFINISHED ⓘ Balanta-Kentohe language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Balanta-Ganja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balanta-Kentohe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | bjt ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Fula language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Manjaku language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pepel language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Balanta people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guinea-Bissau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | regional language ⓘ |
| subFamily |
Atlantic
ⓘ
Atlantic-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
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