Waka: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 10:18, 22 May 2024

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

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{wiktionary|waka}}
 '''Waka''' may refer to:
-* [[Waka (poetry)]], a genre of Japanese poetry
+{{TOC right}}
-* [[Waka (canoe)]], canoes of the Māori of New Zealand
+==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 (Ethiopia)]]
+* [[Waka huia]], a Māori treasure box
-* [[WAKA]], a CBS television station in Selma, Alabama
+* [[Waka (mythology)]], a Hawaiian lizard goddess
-* [[World Adult Kickball Association]]
-* ''[[Waka/Jawaka]]'', a 1972 album by Frank Zappa
+* [[Waka language]], an Adamawa language of Nigeria
-* [[Waka language]] an Adamawa language of Nigeria
-* [[Wakawaka language]] of Queensland, Australia (extinct)
-* [[Cyclone Waka]], a tropical cyclone that formed to the northwest of Samoa on December 29, 2001
-* [[Waka music]], a musical genre from Yorubaland of Nigeria
 * [[Huaca]] or wak'a, in the Quechua language, a class of sacred objects
-* Waka, a character in ''[[Ōkami]]''
-* Waka, a pronunciation for [[angle brackets]]
-* [[Waka (mythology)]], Hawaiian lizard goddess
+==Arts and entertainment==
-In '''places''':
+* [[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)|"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 with the name==
+==People==
+* [[Masayasu Wakabayashi]] (born 1978), Japanese comedian and television presenter
-* [[Neil Waka]], New Zealand broadcaster and journalist
-* [[Waka Flocka Flame]], rap artist
+* [[Waka Attewell]], New Zealand cinematographer
-* [[Waka Goi]], Papua New Guinea politician
+* [[Waka Flocka Flame]] (born 1986), American rapper
+* [[Waka Goi]] (born 1968), Papua New Guinea politician
 * [[Waka Inoue]] (born 1980), Japanese tarento and actress
-* [[Waka Nathan]], New Zealand rugby union player
+* [[Waka Kobori]] (born 2000), Japanese swimmer
+* [[Waka Nathan]] (born 1940), New Zealand rugby union player
-*[[Shannon Waka Waka McClary]], wrap weaving extraordinaire.
+* [[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
 ==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 huia]], a carved treasure box
+*{{Look from|Waka}}
-*[[Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)]], a song by [[Shakira]]
+*{{intitle|waka}}
-*[[Waka waka (disambiguation)]]
+*[[Waka Waka (disambiguation)]], including uses of ''Wakawaka''
 *[[Wakka (disambiguation)]]
+*[[Wacka (disambiguation)]]
-*[[Waka Softball]] a softball organization
+*[[Wacca (disambiguation)]]
+*[[WACA (disambiguation)]]
+{{disambiguation|geo|given name|surname|callsign}}
+[[Category:Japanese feminine given names]]
-{{disambiguation|geo|given name|surname}}
+[[Category:Feminine given names]]