Waka
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Waka may refer to:
- Waka (canoe)Waka (canoe)Waka are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes used for fishing and river travel, to large decorated war canoes up to long...
, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand- Waka tauaWaka tauaA waka taua is a Māori war canoe. From the Māori language waka canoe and taua army....
, a Maori war canoe
- Waka taua
- Waka (poetry)Waka (poetry)Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...
, a genre of Japanese poetry - Waka (protocol)Waka (protocol)Waka is an application protocol intended as "a binary, token-based replacement for HTTP." It is "designed to match the efficiency of the REST architectural style."-History:...
, a proposed replacement for HTTP - Waka musicWaka musicWaka music is a popular Islamic-oriented Yoruba musical genre. It was made popular by Alhaja Batile Alake from Ijebu, who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka singer to record an album. Later, younger singers like...
, a musical genre from YorubalandYorùbálandYorubaland, or Yorùbáland , is a cultural region in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo that includes the indigenous territory and cultural reach of the Yoruba people.- History :-Settlement:Oduduwa is regarded as the legendary progenitor of the Yoruba...
of NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
Places
- Waka, TexasWaka, TexasWaka is an unincorporated community in western Ochiltree County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 15 southwest of the city of Perryton, the county seat of Ochiltree County. Its elevation is 3,045 feet...
, a community in the Texas PanhandleTexas PanhandleThe Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a rectangular area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east... - El Perú (Maya site), also known as Waka', Maya ruins in Guatemala
- Waka National ParkWaka National ParkWaka National Park is a national park in central Gabon. Waka protects over 1,000 km² of rain forest in the Chaillu Massif.- External links :* *...
, a national park in central Gabon
Organizations or companies
- World Adult Kickball AssociationWorld Adult Kickball AssociationThe World Adult Kickball Association is the largest sanctioning body for the recreational sport of adult kickball. WAKA was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1998 and now has leagues across the United States, as well as in countries such as India...
- WAKAWAKAWAKA is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Alabama's Black Belt region licensed to Selma. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 42 from a transmitter in Gordonville. The station can also be seen on Knology and Charter channel 8...
, a CBS television station in Selma, Alabama
People
- Waka GoiWaka GoiWake Goi is a Papua New Guinea politician. He has been a Papua New Guinea Party member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007, representing the Jimi Open electorate...
, a Papua New Guinea politician - Waka InoueWaka InoueWaka Inoue is a Japanese idol, tarento and actress. She was born in Meguro, Tokyo as Naoko Aramura . Her mother is former actress Kyoko Saga.Waka's main claim to fame in the tarento circles is her bustline...
(b.1980), a Japanese idol, tarento and actress - Neil WakaNeil WakaNeil Waka is a New Zealand broadcaster and journalist. He has been in broadcasting for 25 years beginning in radio as a news and current affairs journalist before moving into Television...
, a New Zealand broadcaster and journalist - Waka Flocka FlameWaka Flocka FlameJuaquin Malphurs , better known by his stage name Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper signed to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. He is a Southern hip hop artist best known for his singles "O Let's Do It", "Hard in da Paint" & "No Hands", along with his debut album, Flockaveli...
, a rap artist
Other
- HuacaHuacaIn Quechua, a Native American language of South America, a huaca or waqa is an object that represents something revered, typically a monument of some kind. The term huaca can refer to natural locations, such as immense rocks. Some huacas have been associated with veneration and ritual...
or wak'a, in the Quechua language, a class of sacred objects - Waka/JawakaWaka/JawakaWaka/Jawaka is an album by Frank Zappa, released in 1972. The album is the jazz-influenced precursor to The Grand Wazoo, and, as the front cover indicates, sequel of sorts to 1969's Hot Rats. Miles Davis's Bitches Brew-era influence is readily apparent on this and its sister album, The Grand Wazoo...
, a 1972 album by Frank Zappa - Cyclone WakaCyclone WakaSevere Tropical Cyclone Waka was one of the most destructive tropical cyclones ever to impact the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. Waka originated within the near-equatorial trough in mid-December 2001, although the system remained disorganized for more than a week...
, a severe tropical cyclone which formed to the northwest of Samoa on December 29, 2001 - A fictional character in the video game ŌkamiOkamiis an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console in 2006 in Japan and North America, and 2007 in Europe and Australia...
- Waka is a proposed pronunciation for angle bracketsSpecial CharactersSpecial characters have been given pronunciations similar to letters and numbers in a radio alphabet. The most common pronunciations originated with users of Unix systems....