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Laka (other)
Laka is a hero in Polynesian mythology. Laka may also refer to: Places In Poland ''Łąka'', a Polish word meaning "meadow", and the name of the following villages: * Łąka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) *Łąka, Nysa County in Opole Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Łąka, Olesno County in Opole Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Łąka, Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland) * Łąka, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland) * Łąka, Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-west Poland) * Łąka, Goleniów County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-west Poland) Elsewhere *Laka, Burgas Province, a village in Pomorie Municipality, Bulgaria *, a village in Smolyan Municipality, Bulgaria *Laka, Tibet, a village in Tibet *Lake Laka in the Czech Republic *, a neighbourhood in Bornova, Turkey Other uses *Laka (name) *Elvir Laković Laka, Bosnian singer-songwriter * Laka wood, a fragrant heartwood used for incense * Lakana (boat), the traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laka
In Hawaiian mythology, Laka is the name of two different popular heroes from Polynesian mythology. (In other parts of Polynesia they are known as Rātā, Rata, Lata, Ata, or Lasa). In one Hawaiian legend, Laka is the son of the '' Ali'i nui'' Wahieloa and Hoʻolaukahili, grandson of Kahaʻinuiahema. He plans to sail to Hawaii to avenge the murder of his father, but his canoe-building is thwarted by the little gods of the forest. Because of his offerings to the great gods, however, they give him two outriggers that binds together for his long voyage. He and his companions successfully steal the bones of his father from the cave of Kai-kapu. Hawai'i Four deities of this name can be differentiated: *(1) Ku-ka-ohia-LAKA, male patron of the hula-dance Ku-ka-ohia is the god of Hula dancing and canoe building. He is married to Hina-lula-ohia. In temple, he is shown as a feather god and worshiped with the other Ku gods. He is associated with ohia lehua tree, and the flowers ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laka, Tibet
This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China. A *Alamdo *Alhar * Arza *Asog B * Baga *Bagar * Baidi *Baima * Baimai *Baixoi *Bamda *Banag *Banbar * Banggaidoi *Bangkor *Bangru *Bangxing * Baqên *Bar * Bêba *Bei *Bênqungdo *Bilung *Birba * Biru *Bogkamba *Boindoi *Bolo *Bongba * Boqê *Bumgyê *Bungona’og *Bünsum * Burang *Bushêngcaka C * Caina *Cakaxiang *Camco *Cawarong * Cazê *Cêgnê *Cêngdo *Cêri *Cêrwai *Chabug *Chacang *Chagla * Chagna *Chagyoi *Cha’gyüngoinba *Chalükong *Chamco *Chamda *Chamoling *Changgo *Changlung *Changmar *Charing *Chatang *Chawola *Chêcang *Chênggo *Chepzi *Chibma *Chido *Chigu *Chongkü *Chongsar *Chowa *Chubalung *Chubarong *Chuka *Chumba *Chumbu *Chunduixiang *Co Nyi *Cocholung * Codoi * Cogo * Coka *Comai *Cona (Tsona) *Co’nga *Congdü *Conggo * Coqên *Coyang * Cuoma * Cuozheqiangma D *Dagdong *Dagmo *Dagri *Dagring *Dag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laka Language (other)
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The Laka language is one of the Sara languages of Chad. Laka language may also refer to: * Laka language (China), a Loloish language spoken by the Yi people of China * Laka Lau language, a Sara language of Nigeria * Lau language, a Jukunoid language of eastern Nigeria previously subsumed under the label "Laka" See also * Lakka language, an Mbum language of Cameroon and Chad * Lakkia language, a Kra-Dai language in China * Laka (other) * Lakka (other) Lakka is a liqueur produced in Finland which derives its flavor from the cloudberry fruit. Lakka may also refer to: * Lakka, Greece * Lakka language, an Mbum language of Cameroon * Lakka, Sierra Leone * Lakka, a Linux distribution using RetroAr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakana (boat)
''Lakana'', also known as ''la'kana'' or ''laka'', are traditional outrigger canoes of the Malagasy people of Madagascar. It is a single-outrigger canoe with a dugout main hull. It was traditionally rigged with the Austronesian crab claw sail, but most modern ''lakana'' are equipped with motor engines. The boat is often referred to by the general French term "pirogue", which can include boats with no outriggers. The technology was adapted in neighboring East Africa, like the Tanzanian '' ngalawa'' and the Fulani '' laana''. These are made from ''Farafatsy wood'' ('' Givotia madagascariensis'' (Euphorbiaceae)). Its outrigger is of ''Mafaiboha'' wood ('' Commiphora mafaidoha'' (Burseraceae)) though locals prefer the ''Hazomalany wood'' ('' Hazomalania voyronii'' of the family of Hernandiaceae). See also * Jukung *Proa *Va'a Vaʻa is a word in Samoan, Hawaiian and Tahitian which means 'boat', 'canoe' or 'ship'. A larger traditional seagoing vessel for long-distance voyages i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laka Wood
Lakawood, or laka wood ( ms, kayu laka), is a reddish aromatic heartwood used as incense in China, India and South East Asia. It also had a number of other uses in the past, for example as a dye and for medicinal purposes. The name lakawood can refer to the wood of different plants, such as ''Acronychia pedunculata'', ''A. Laurifolia'', and in particular, ''Dalbergia parviflora'' found in South East Asia. Historically it was one of the most commonly-traded commodities of South East Asia in the trade between China and South East Asia from the Song dynasty onwards, possibly earlier. Names The lakawood of ''Dalbergia parviflora'' is a product of the Malay peninsula and Malay archipelago, archipelago, and its native name in Malay is ''kayu laka'' (literally "laka wood"), from which the words cayolaque and lakawood are derived. In old Javanese literature, the word ''"laka"'' was also used to denote a shade of red on cloth, and the word ''manglaka'' meant "processor of laka-wood dye", al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvir Laković Laka
Elvir Laković, also known as Laka ; born 15 March 1969), is a Bosnian rock singer-songwriter, born in Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Early life He attended music school there studying guitar, but he disliked the school's teaching methods and views towards music, and then subsequently quit the school. He also studied two years of the occupational health university course in Niš, Serbia, but did not graduate.Interview with Elvir Lakovic on November 4th 2008 During the Bosnian war, he was mobilized in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war, he worked for various international organizations for six years. His parents live in ; his father is a lawyer and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laka (name)
Laka is a name. Surname * Don Laka (born 1958), South African jazz musician, songwriter, and music producer * Elvir Laković Laka (born 1969), Bosnian singer-songwriter * Roger Laka, Papua New Guinean rugby league player Given name * (拉卡·巫茂, born 1969), Taiwanese Seediq singer {{Given name, Laka, type=both Formosan masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bornova
Bornova is a metropolitan district of İzmir in İzmir Province in Turkey. It is the third largest district in İzmir's Greater Metropolitan Area of and is almost fully urbanized at the rate of 98.6 percent, with corresponding high levels of development in terms of industry and services. Bornova's center is situated at a distance of to the northeast from the traditional center of İzmir (Konak Square in Konak, İzmir) and from the coastline at the tip of the Gulf of İzmir to the west. Bornova district area is surrounded by the district areas of Manisa center and Menemen to the north, Kemalpaşa to the east, Buca to the south, and Konak and Karşıyaka to the west, where the larger part of İzmir's urban area extends. Bornova is home to Ege University's main campus and for many in Turkey, Bornova's name is synonymous with the university's hospital, one of the largest and the foremost medical centers in western Turkey for decades. Name and origins During the Ottoman period, Borno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Laka
Lake Laka ( cs, jezero Laka) is located in the Czech part of the Šumava mountains. It is the highest and smallest lake in that area with a position of 1,096 metres above sea level and an area of 2.7ha. The lake is a part of the so-called glacial lakes of which there are five in Czech Republic and three in Germany. References Lakes of the Czech Republic Geography of the Plzeň Region Bohemian Forest Vltava basin {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolyan Municipality
Smolyan ( bg, Смолян) is a town and ski resort in the south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Smolyan Province. The town is built along the valley of Cherna ("Black") and Byala ("White") rivers in the central Rhodope Mountains which makes him the longest city in Bulgaria. It is also located at foot of the mountain's highest peak Golyam Perelik - 2191m. Smolyan is just 10-15 minutes drive from the popular ski resorts Pamporovo and Chepelare. As of June 2022 it has a population of 30 689 inhabitants. Name The name of the town comes from the local Slavic tribe of the Smolyani, the name of whom is probably cognate to the Slavic word ''smola'' ("resin"). History According to archaeological evidence, the area around Smolyan was first settled in the 2nd-1st millennium BC. In the Middle Ages it acquired its name from the Slavic tribe, the '' Smolyani'', who settled in the region in the 7th century. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łąka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Łąka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesławiec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Bolesławiec, and west of the regional capital Wrocław Wrocław (; , . german: Breslau, , also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly .... References Villages in Bolesławiec County {{Bolesławiec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laka, Burgas Province
Laka, Burgas Province is a village in the municipality of Pomorie, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria. Accessed May 5, 2010 References Villages in Burgas Province {{Burgas-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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