Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balanta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: bal-an-ta
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde, and the Gambia.

name

Either of two closely related Bak languages of West Africa, spoken by the Balanta people.

Synonyms

Balant Bulanda

Questions

What does balanta mean?: An ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde, and the Gambia.

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