Balante
Language Information
Balante is spoken in Guinea-Bissau, where the Balante are the largest ethnic group, and in southern Senegal and the Gambia.
Balante is a West Atlantic language with about 500,000 speakers. The Balante are rice farmers known for their skill in building dikes and paddies in the coastal swamps.
Balante is a West Atlantic language with about 500,000 speakers. The Balante are rice farmers known for their skill in building dikes and paddies in the coastal swamps.
Balante is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Western Sudanic
- Branch
- West Atlantic