Balanta may refer to:
Surname
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Ãngelo Balanta
Ãngelo Jasiel Balanta (born 1 July 1990) is a Colombian professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward (association football), striker for club Hornchurch F.C., Hornchurch.
Club career
Born in C ...
, Colombian footballer
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Deivy Balanta
Deivy Alexander Balanta AbonÃa (born 2 September 1993) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Nacional club Honduras Progreso.
Career
Balanta started his youth career with Atlético Nacional. He was loaned to All ...
, Colombian footballer
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Éder Ãlvarez Balanta
Éder Fabián Ãlvarez Balanta (; born 28 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for América de Cali and the Colombia national team. River Plate former coach Ramón DÃaz has c ...
, Colombian footballer
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Kevin Balanta, Colombian footballer
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Leyvin Balanta, Colombian footballer
Ethnic groups
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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 second largest ethnic group of Guin ...
, West African ethnic group
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Balanta language
Balanta (or Balant or Bulanda) 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-Ke ...
, spoken in West Africa
Other
* Balanţa, Romanian film known in English as
The Oak
''The Oak'' () is a 1992 Romanian drama film co-written and directed by Lucian Pintilie. Starring Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Maia Morg ...
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