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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BANYANA BANYANA

From Nguni banyana the girls.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BANYANA BANYANA

Banyana Banyana  [bəˈnjɑːnə bəˈnjɑːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANYANA BANYANA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Banyana Banyana is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BANYANA BANYANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

South Africa women's national football team

The South Africa national women's football team, nicknamed Banyana Banyana, is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association. Their first official match was held in 30 May 1993 against Swaziland. They qualified for the Olympic football for the first time in 2012 tournament, while at that time they have not yet qualified for FIFA Women's World Cup.

Definition of Banyana Banyana in the English dictionary

The definition of Banyana Banyana in the dictionary is the South Africa women's national soccer team.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BANYANA BANYANA


Americana
əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə
banana
bəˈnɑːnə
Botswana
bʊˈtʃwɑːnə
garner
ˈɡɑːnə
Ghana
ˈɡɑːnə
Haryana
hərˈjɑːnə
Hinayana
ˌhiːnəˈjɑːnə
Juliana
ˌdʒʊlɪˈɑːnə
lana
ˈlɑːnə
Ljubljana
luːˈbljɑːnə
Mahayana
ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə
mana
ˈmɑːnə
marijuana
ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə
nana
ˈnɑːnə
nirvana
nɪəˈvɑːnə
siciliana
ˌsiːtʃɪlˈjɑːnə
Thabantshonyana
tɑːˌbɑːntʃɒnˈjɑːnə
Tijuana
tiːˈwɑːnə
Vajrayana
ˌvʌdʒrʌˈjɑːnə
yarner
ˈjɑːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANYANA BANYANA

Bantock
Bantoid
Bantu
Bantu beer
Bantustan
banty
Banville
banxring
banyan
banzai
banzai attack
baobab
Baoding
BAOR
Baotou

WORDS THAT END LIKE BANYANA BANYANA

Adana
Africana
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Cana
Ciudad Guayana
Dana
Diana
French Guiana
Guiana
Guyana
Habana
Havana
Indiana
Louisiana
Montana
Ramayana
rana
Santayana
Thabana-Ntlenyana
Toscana

Synonyms and antonyms of Banyana Banyana in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Banyana Banyana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANYANA BANYANA

Find out the translation of Banyana Banyana to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Banyana Banyana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Banyana Banyana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Banyana Banyana
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Banyana Banyana
570 millions of speakers

English

Banyana Banyana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Banyana Banyana
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بانيانا بانيانا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Banyana Banyana
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Banyana Banyana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্যা বনিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Banyana Banyana
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Banyana Banyana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Banyana Banyana
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Banyana Banyana
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Banyana Banyana
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banyana Banyana
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Banyana Banyana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பான்யாண பனியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बयाना बर्याना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Banyana Banyana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Banyana Banyana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Banyana Banyana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Banyana Banyana
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Banyana Banyana
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Banyana Banyana
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Banyana Banyana
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Banyana Banyana
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Banyana Banyana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Banyana Banyana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANYANA BANYANA»

The term «Banyana Banyana» is normally little used and occupies the 140.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Banyana Banyana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANYANA BANYANA»

Discover the use of Banyana Banyana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Banyana Banyana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era
The national women's side, Banyana Banyana, was selected, and in their first friendly international on 30 May l993 in Johannesburg, they beat Swaziland S later that year, they travelled to Harare and won two friendlies against Zimbabwe ?
Hong Fan, Fan Hong, J. A. Mangan, 2004
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South Africa and the Global Game: Football, Apartheid and Beyond
Besides being the captain of Banyana Banyana for many years she has worked as a television pundit and is currently a football ambassador for the 2010 World Cup. Portia Modise and Noko Alice Matlou are current players who enjoy a high ...
Peter Alegi, Chris Bolsmann, 2013
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Grappling With the Beast: Indigenous Southern African ...
... lona ba tla reteleloa ki go aga ka thagamo ha thokon ea lehatsi ya cona, le mo magaen a bona a khakala le motse, ha lo sa 'nthomele banyana. Banyana ba motse oa me e le ba 15; mi ba bathu ba Gasibonoe e le, ekete ba uan hundereda .
Peter Limb, Norman A. Etherington, Peter Midgley, 2010
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Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 ...
Bafana, has not been as successful as it had been previously, immediately postunification, with the under-23 national team and the women's senior team, Banyana Banyana, having more success. It is important to note that Banyana Banyana's ...
John Nauright, 2012
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Sports Governance, Development and Corporate Responsibility
Much to the dismay of football fans hoping to cheer on the National Women's team, Banyana Banyana, in one of the newly built stadiums, this does not appear to be so. Instead, the Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton (Benoni) and Makhulong ...
Barbara Segaert, 2012
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Life Orientation Gr8 L/b
She has also played for Banyana Banyana in games against China, Nigeria, Taiwan and Ghana. F We have to go on training camps before V the tournaments . When the male and female team have matches 1 scheduled on the same day, the ...
Estelle Yon, Amos Siwayi, Morgan Lands, Sue Heese, Paulene Solomon
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The Politics of South African Football
Later on other national teams would be given similarly endearing names: the rugby Springboks became “Amabokoboko” – derived from “Springboks”, the women's national football team was “Banyana Banyana”, meaning “girls” in the Sotho ...
Oshebeng Alpheus Koonyaditse, 2010
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The Cultural Politics of Female Sexuality in South Africa
By doing so the following chapter reflects on Mika's sentiment that he expressed in his homophobic article on the Banyana Banyana soccer team when he points to the fact that other causes high jacked the momentum ofthe anti-apartheid ...
Henriette Gunkel, 2012
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Gender, Sport, and Development in Africa: Cross-cultural ...
In Cape Town, a family friend introduced me to Bianca who continues to play for Banyana Banyana. The interview schedule included the following open-ended questions: • Why do women play amateur soccer? • Do talented women soccer ...
Jimoh Shehu, 2010
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Violence and War in Culture and the Media: Five Disciplinary ...
Eudy Simelane, a former member of the South African national football squad, Banyana Banyana, was openly gay. She was viciously attacked, gang-raped, brutally beaten and stabbed 25 times in her chest, legs and face. Her partially clothed ...
Athina Karatzogianni, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANYANA BANYANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Banyana Banyana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Footballers Lose Opener At World Student Games
The South Africans, captained by Banyana Banyana player Refiloe Jane, put up a good fight in their first match, with possession shared equally ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Amanda Dlamini joins Jockey to host a soccer tournament for young …
Former Banyana Banyana captain, Amanda Dlamini, became a Jockey brand ambassador in 2014. Through the Amanda Dlamini Foundation, ... «Media Update, Jun 15»
3
Roadshows continue this weekend
Banyana Banyana assistant coach, Desiree Ellis and Safa scouts/coaches Cameron Cox started the day having a discussion with local ... «The New Age Online, Jun 15»
4
Soccer: Women's World Cup smashes viewership figures in United …
During the 2012 Olympics, Banyana Banyana matches were one of the most watched events in South Africa and in the United States, the ... «Daily Maverick, Jun 15»
5
National teams face busy month of qualifications
The national senior women's team, Banyana Banyana, will continue their journey to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with a ... «BDlive, Jun 15»
6
Youth reach for the stars
Janine van Wyk, captain of the SA women's football team Banyana Banyana. Although not as highly profiled as their male counterparts, the ... «News24, Jun 15»
7
Banyana Banyana Set Up Kenya Showdown in Third Round of …
The South African Senior Women's National Team (Banyana Banyana) will face Kenya in the third round of the 2016 Rio Olympic qualifiers ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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5-0 victory takes Banyana into the third round of 2016 Olympic …
The result at the Dobsonville Stadium on Sunday, comes after Banyana Banyana won the first leg 3-2 in Libreville last weekend (Saturday, ... «Goal.com, May 15»
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Banyana Banyana inspire youth ahead of Sunday clash
Banyana Banyana players during the Banyana Banyana media open day. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images) ... «The Citizen, May 15»
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Another heartbreak for Banyana
The women's national team, Banyana Banyana, have an unenviable litany of hard-luck stories to tell, having previously missed out on several ... «Mail & Guardian Online, May 15»

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