Waka may refer to:
Culture and language
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Waka (canoe)
Waka () are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes (''waka tīwai'') used for fishing and river travel to large, decorated war canoes (''waka taua'') up to long.
The earliest remains of a canoe in New Z ...
, a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand
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Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe
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Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe
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Waka taua, a Māori war canoe
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Waka hurdling, a traditional Māori sport of jumping over canoes
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Waka huia
Waka huia and Papa hou are treasure containers made by Māori – the indigenous people of New Zealand. ''Waka huia'' was also the name of a long-running TV series on TVNZ.
Containers
These containers stored a person's most prized personal poss ...
, a Māori treasure box
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Waka (mythology), a Hawaiian lizard goddess
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Waka language, an Adamawa language of Nigeria
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Huaca
In the Quechuan languages of South America, a huaca or wak'a 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 ass ...
or wak'a, in the Quechua language, a class of sacred objects
Arts and entertainment
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Waka (poetry)
is a type of poetry in classical Japanese literature. Although ''waka'' in modern Japanese is written as , in the past it was also written as (see Wa, an old name for Japan), and a variant name is .
Etymology
The word ''waka'' has two diffe ...
, a genre of Japanese poetry
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WAKA (TV)
WAKA (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Selma, Alabama, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Montgomery area. It is owned by Bahakel Communications alongside Tuskegee-licensed CW+ affiliate WBMM (channel 22); Ba ...
, a television station licensed to Selma, Alabama, US
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Waka music, a musical genre from Yorubaland of Nigeria
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Waga sculpture or waka, a type of Ethiopian memorial statue
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"Waka" (Diamond Platnumz song), 2017
* "Waka", song by 6ix9ine from ''
Dummy Boy
''Dummy Boy'' (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American rapper 6ix9ine. It was released on November 27, 2018, but was originally scheduled to be released four days earlier. It follows his debut mixtape, ''Day69'', released earli ...
'', 2018
* Waka, a character in the video game ''
Ōkami''
Places
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Waka, Texas, a community in the Texas Panhandle
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El Perú (Maya site) or Waka', Maya ruins in Guatemala
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Waka National Park, a national park in central Gabon
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Waka P'iqi, a mountain in Bolivia
People with the name
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Waka Attewell
Warrick 'Waka' Attewell is a New Zealand cinematographer who over a long career has worked on many notable film and television productions. He joined John O'Shea's Pacific Films early in his career where he worked on ''Tangata Whenua - the People ...
, New Zealand cinematographer
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Waka Flocka Flame (born 1986), American rapper
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Waka Goi (born 1968), Papua New Guinea politician
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Waka Inoue
is a Japanese idol, tarento and actress. She was born in Meguro, Tokyo as Naoko Niimura (新村 直子). Her mother is former actress Kyoko Saga.
Inoue's main claim to fame in the tarento circles is her bustline. She made her debut as a gravur ...
(born 1980), Japanese tarento and actress
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Waka Kobori (born 2000), Japanese swimmer
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Waka Nathan
Waka Joseph Nathan (8 July 1940 – 24 September 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played rugby union for the New Zealand national team (the "All Blacks") as a flanker. His feats on the field gained him the nickname "The Black Pan ...
(born 1940), New Zealand rugby union player
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Neil Waka, New Zealand broadcaster and journalist
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Yamada Waka (1879–1957), Japanese feminist and social reformer
Other uses
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Cyclone Waka, a 2001 tropical cyclone
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World Adult Kickball Association The 'World Adult Kickball Association'' (WAKA) 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 in over 35 states, as well as in countries such as India. ...
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Waka-jumping, a term used in New Zealand for politicians switching party allegiance while in office
See also
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Waka waka (disambiguation), including uses of ''Wakawaka''
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Wakka (disambiguation)
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Japanese feminine given names