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Waka may refer to:

Culture and language

Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand
- Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe
- Māori migration canoes, the ocean-going canoes that brought the Māori people to New Zealand
- Waka taua, a Māori war canoe
- Waka hurdling, a traditional Māori sport of jumping over canoes
Waka huia, a Māori treasure box
Waka (mythology), a Hawaiian lizard goddess
Waka language, an Adamawa language of Nigeria
Huaca or wak'a, in the Quechua language, a class of sacred objects

Arts and entertainment

Waka (poetry), a genre of Japanese poetry
WAKA (TV), a television station licensed to Selma, Alabama, US
Waka music, a musical genre from Yorubaland of Nigeria
Waga sculpture or waka, a type of Ethiopian memorial statue
"Waka" (Diamond Platnumz song), 2017
"Waka", song by 6ix9ine from Dummy Boy, 2018
Waka, a character in the video game Ōkami

Places

Waka, Texas, a community in the Texas Panhandle
El Perú (Maya site) or Waka', Maya ruins in Guatemala
Waka National Park, a national park in central Gabon
Waka P'iqi, a mountain in Bolivia

People

Masayasu Wakabayashi (born 1978), Japanese comedian and television presenter
Waka Attewell, New Zealand cinematographer
Waka Flocka Flame (born 1986), American rapper
Waka Goi (born 1968), Papua New Guinea politician
Waka Inoue (born 1980), Japanese tarento and actress
Waka Kobori (born 2000), Japanese swimmer
Waka Nathan (born 1940), New Zealand rugby union player
Neil Waka, New Zealand broadcaster and journalist
Yamada Waka (1879–1957), Japanese feminist and social reformer

Other uses

Cyclone Waka, a 2001 tropical cyclone
World Adult Kickball Association
Waka-jumping, a term used in New Zealand for politicians switching party allegiance while in office

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 * [[Waka (canoe)]], a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand
 ** [[Waka ama]], a Polynesian outrigger canoe
-** [[Waka hourua]], a Polynesian ocean-going canoe
+** [[Māori migration canoes]], the ocean-going canoes that brought the Māori people to New Zealand
 ** [[Waka taua]], a Māori war canoe
+** [[Waka hurdling]], a traditional Māori sport of jumping over canoes
 * [[Waka huia]], a Māori treasure box
 * [[Waka (mythology)]], a Hawaiian lizard goddess
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 * [[El Perú (Maya site)]] or Waka', Maya ruins in Guatemala
 * [[Waka National Park]], a national park in central Gabon
+* [[Waka P'iqi]], a mountain in Bolivia
-==People with the name==
+==People==
+* [[Masayasu Wakabayashi]] (born 1978), Japanese comedian and television presenter
 * [[Waka Attewell]], New Zealand cinematographer
 * [[Waka Flocka Flame]] (born 1986), American rapper
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 * [[Cyclone Waka]], a 2001 tropical cyclone
 * [[World Adult Kickball Association]]
+* [[Waka-jumping]], a term used in New Zealand for politicians switching party allegiance while in office
 ==See also==
+{{canned search|waka|wakas|w-a-k-a|wa-ka|w-ak-a|w-aka|wak-a|wa-k-a|w-a-ka}}
-*[[Waka waka (disambiguation)]], including uses of ''Wakawaka''
 *{{Look from|Waka}}
+*{{intitle|waka}}
+*[[Waka Waka (disambiguation)]], including uses of ''Wakawaka''
 *[[Wakka (disambiguation)]]
+*[[Wacka (disambiguation)]]
+*[[Wacca (disambiguation)]]
+*[[WACA (disambiguation)]]
 {{disambiguation|geo|given name|surname|callsign}}
 [[Category:Japanese feminine given names]]
+[[Category:Feminine given names]]