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Balanta Mane
Balanta may refer to: Surname * Ángelo Balanta, Colombian footballer * Deivy Balanta, Colombian footballer * Éder Álvarez Balanta, Colombian footballer * Kevin Balanta, Colombian footballer * Leyvin Balanta, Colombian footballer Ethnic groups * Balanta people, West African ethnic group * Balanta language Balanta (or Balant) is a group of two closely related Bak languages of West Africa spoken by the Balanta people. Description Balanta is now generally divided into two distinct languages: Balanta-Kentohe and Balanta-Ganja. Balanta-Kentohe The B ..., spoken in West Africa Other * Balanţa, Romanian film known in English as The Oak {{dab, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángelo Balanta
Ángelo Jasiel Balanta (born 1 July 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for National League club Dagenham & Redbridge. Club career Born in Cali, Colombia, Balanta moved to England when he was 5 and grew up in Fulham as a youth where he attended Hurlingham & Chelsea Secondary school. he then attended south thames college for a year, completing a construction course. Balanta progressed through the Queens Park Rangers youth system before being promoted to the first team in 2007. He had been spotted by QPR scouts playing for CB Hounslow United who play in the Combined Counties League. He signed his first professional contract with QPR in January 2008, which will keep him at the club until 2010 and was given shirt number 36. He made his first team debut when he was brought on as a substitute, replacing Ben Sahar, against Crystal Palace on 4 December 2007. He made his first start against Watford on 29 December 2007. In the 10th minute of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deivy Balanta
Deivy Alexander Balanta Abonía (born 2 September 1993) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ... for Liga Nacional club Honduras Progreso. References External links * 1993 births Living people Men's association football defenders Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Alianza Petrolera F.C. players Atlético Nacional footballers All Boys footballers Atlético Junior footballers Millonarios F.C. players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Colombia Footballers from Bogotá {{Colombia-fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éder Álvarez Balanta
Éder Fabián Álvarez Balanta (; born 28 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge, and the Colombia national team. River Plate former coach Ramón Díaz has compared Álvarez Balanta's talents to that of 1970s legend Daniel Passarella. A Colombian international, he made his debut against Tunisia on 5 March 2014 and was later named in Colombia's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Álvarez Balanta is described by FIFA's official website as "left-footed, powerfully built, strong in the air and a fearless tackler ... blessed with skill and speed." Club career Early career Álvarez Balanta was born in Bogotá, where he signed with the now dissolved club Academia in 2010 (who later became Llaneros). After a successful youth run winning various titles, he attracted the scouts of River Plate. Prior to his move to the Argentinian club, Balanta was never able to represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Balanta
Kevin Balanta (born 28 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Querètaro. Honours Deportivo Cali *Superliga Colombiana: 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ... References External links * * 1997 births Living people Colombian footballers Association football midfielders Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Deportivo Cali footballers Club Tijuana footballers Sportspeople from Santander Department Colombia youth international footballers Colombia under-20 international footballers Colombia international footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Colombia Colombian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Colombian expatriate sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leyvin Balanta
Leyvin Jhojane Balanta Fory (born 3 September 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Categoría Primera A club Deportes Tolima. Club career Independiente Santa Fe He was signed by Independiente Santa Fe in 2015. Career statistics Club 1 Includes Recopa Sudamericana and Suruga Bank Championship. Honours Club ;Santa Fe *Copa Sudamericana : 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Balanta, Leyvin 1990 births Living people Copa Sudamericana-winning players Colombian men's footballers Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Deportivo Pasto footballers América de Cali footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Deportes Tolima footballers F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balanta People
The Balanta (Guinea-Bissau Creole and Portuguese: ''balanta''; ; lit. “those who resist” in Mandinka) are an ethnic group found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde and The Gambia. They are the largest ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, representing more than one-quarter of the population. Despite their numbers, they have remained outside the colonial and postcolonial state because of their social organisation. The Balanta can be divided into six clans: Nhacra, Ganja (Mane), Naga, Patch, Sofa and Kentohe. The largest of which are the Balanta Kentohe. Archaeologists believe that the people who became the Balanta migrated to present-day Guinea-Bissau in small groups between the 10th and 14th centuries CE. During the 19th century, they spread throughout the area that is now Guinea-Bissau and southern Senegal in order to resist the expansion of the Kaabu kingdom. Today, the Balanta are found in the modern-day countries of Senegal, Cape Verde and Gambia but mostly reside in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balanta Language
Balanta (or Balant) is a group of two closely related Bak languages of West Africa spoken by the Balanta people. Description Balanta is now generally divided into two distinct languages: Balanta-Kentohe and Balanta-Ganja. Balanta-Kentohe The Balanta-Kentohe (''Kəntɔhɛ'') language is spoken by about 423,000 people on the north central and central coast of Guinea-Bissau (where as of 2006 it is spoken by about 397,000 people, many of whom can be found in the Oio Region) as well as in the Gambia. Films and portions of the Bible have been produced in Balanta-Kentohe. The ''Kəntɔhɛ'' dialect is spoken in the north, while the ''Fora'' dialect is spoken in the south. Ethnologue lists the alternative names of Balanta-Kentohe as Alante, Balanda, Balant, Balanta, Balante, Ballante, Belante, Brassa, Bulanda, Frase, Fora, Kantohe (Kentohe, Queuthoe), Naga and Mane. The Naga, Mane and Kantohe dialects may be separate languages. Balanta-Ganja Balanta-Ganja is spoken by 86,000 people ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
