Bana may refer to:
Languages
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Bana language
Bana is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects include Gamboura and Gili.
Bana is spoken in the canton of Guili, in the northern part of the commune of Bourrha (department of Mayo-Tsanaga
Mayo-Tsanaga is a departmen ...
of northern Cameroon
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Pa Na language
Pa Na (; autonym: ') is a Hmongic language spoken by about 1,000 people in Shangpai (上排), Zhongpai (中排), and Xiapai (下排) of Chengbu County, and Huangshuangping (黄双坪), Suining County in Hunan, China. It is also called "Red Mia ...
of China
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Phanaʼ language of Laos
People
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Bana people of West Africa
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Bana (singer)
Adriano Gonçalves (5 March 1932 – 13 July 2013), known by his stage name Bana and called the " King of Morna", was a Cape Verdean singer and performer of the morna style, the plaintive, melodic lament which is a staple musical style of the ...
, balladeer from Cape Verde
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Banasura
Bana, also referred to as Banasura (), is an asura king in Hindu mythology, ruling from the city of Śoṇitapura. He is described to be the son of Mahabali. His tale of battling Krishna is described in the Bhagavata Purana.
Legend
A mighty ...
, an asura in Hindu mythology
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Bāṇabhaṭṭa
Bāṇabhaṭṭa ( sa, बाणभट्ट) was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India. He was the ''Asthana Kavi'' in the court of the emperor Harsha, who reigned c. 606–647 CE in north India, first from Sthanvishvara (T ...
, 7th-century Indian writer
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Bana, Burkina Faso, one of the 10 communes of the Balé Province of Burkina Faso
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Eric Bana
Eric Banadinović, (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana (), is an Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series '' Full Frontal'' before gaining notice in the comedy drama '' The Castle'' (19 ...
(born 1968), Australian actor and comedian
* Bana, slayer of St.
Juthwara
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Framji Cowasji Banaji
Framji Cowasji Banaji, Esq. (3 April 1767 – 12 February 1851) was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) to a Parsi family. His father, Cowasji Byramji (1744-1834), was a merchant, trading in cotton and had trading links with China, England and various In ...
(1767–1851), Indian developer of Bombay
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Mahzarin Banaji (born 1956), Indian-American psychologist
Places
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Bana, Guinea
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Bana, Rajasthan, in India
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Bana, Hungary, a village
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Bana, Cameroon, a village
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Bana, Niger
Bana, Niger is a village and rural commune in Niger
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Bana Cathedral, a ruined medieval Christian cathedral in northeastern Turkey
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Bana Kingdom
The Bana was a dynasty based in South India, who claimed descent from king Mahabali. The dynasty takes its name from Bana, the son of Mahabali. The Banas faced opposition from several neighbouring dynasties and served some major dynasties such as ...
, an ancient dynasty of South India
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Bana Rural LLG, an administrative division of Papua New Guinea
Other
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Basic analog loop, a type of leased telecommunications line
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''Bana'' (fly), a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae
* ''Bana'', a 2019 album by
Danheim
Danheim (real name Mike Schæfer Olsen; born in 1985, Brøndby, Denmark) is a Danish ambient and Nordic folk musician.
Works and style
Olsen was born in Copenhagen in 1985 and produced mostly in the electronic genre until 2016, when a stron ...
See also
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Banna people
The Banna people, (''also referred to as Banya'') are an Omotic ethnic group in Ethiopia inhabiting the Lower Omo Valley, primarily between the Weyto and Omo rivers. They live in an area between the towns of Gazer and Dimeka with the traditiona ...
, an ethnic group in Ethiopia
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Banana (disambiguation)
Banana is the common name for flowering plants of the genus ''Musa'' and for the fruit they produce.
Banana or bananas may also refer to:
In nature
* ''Ensete ventricosum'' (Ethiopian banana, false banana, enset), an important foodcrop in Ethio ...
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