Alternate Names: Alante, Balanda, Balant, Balante, Ballante, Belante, Brassa, Bulanda, Fjaa, Fraase
Dialects: Fganja (Ganja), Fjaalib (Blip). A separate language from Balanta-Kentohe , in Guinea-Bissau.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 82,800 (2006).
Language Use: All ages. Also use Mandinka [mnk].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Writing System: Arabic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Senegal
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.