Aka, AKA or a.k.a. may refer to:
* "Also known as", used to introduce an alternative
name
A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal ...
Languages
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Aka language (Sudan)
Sillok (''Aka'') is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Sillok people of Sudan. It is spoken by around 300 people in Blue Nile state, specifically on Mount Silak (''Jebel Silak''), southwest of the Ingessana hills.
According to Ethnologue t ...
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Aka language
Aka, also known as Yaka or Beka, is a Bantu language spoken in the Central African Republic and Republic of Congo, along the Ubangi River dividing the two countries.
Aka is spoken by the Aka people, pygmies closely related to the Ubangian-s ...
, in the Central African Republic
* Hruso language, in India, also referred to as Aka
* a prefix in the names of
Great Andamanese languages
The Great Andamanese languages are a nearly extinct language family once spoken by the Great Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
History
By the late 18th century, when the British first established a colonial presenc ...
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Akan language
Akan () is a Central Tano language and the principal native language of the Akan people of Ghana, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. About 80% of Ghana's population can speak Akan, and about 44% of Ghanaians are native speakers. I ...
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ISO 639-2
ISO 639- 2:1998, ''Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code'', is the second part of the ISO 639 standard, which lists codes for the representation of the names of languages. The three-letter codes given for eac ...
and
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3:2007, ''Codes for the representation of names of languages – Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages'', is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. It defines three-letter codes for i ...
codes)
People
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Aka (name) Aka is a given name and surname. It may refer to:
Given name
* Aka Gündüz (1886–1958), Turkish poet, composer and politician
* Aka Høegh (born 1947), Greenlandic painter, graphic artist and sculptor
* Aka Nanitashvili, Georgian fashion desi ...
, a list of people with the given name or surname
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Aka people
Aka, AKA or a.k.a. may refer to:
* "Also known as", used to introduce an alternative name
Languages
* Aka language (Sudan)
* Aka language, in the Central African Republic
* Hruso language, in India, also referred to as Aka
* a prefix in the na ...
, in the Central African Republic and Congo
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Aka (tribe)
The Aka are Tribal group of people living in the East Kameng & West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh, Popularly know as the Koro of East kameng and the Hrusso of West kameng District. Both the Koro-Hrusso aka have different linguistic practice ...
, of Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India
* AKA (rapper), stage name of South African Kiernan Forbes (1988–2023)
Places
Japan
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Aka, Fukuoka
is a village located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is at the foot of Mount Hiko.
As of April 1, 2017, the village has an estimated population of 2,960 and a density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) i ...
Mount Aka (Yatsugatake)
is a 2,899m mountain on the border of Chino, Hara of Nagano, and Hokuto of Yamanashi in Japan. This mountain is the tallest mountain of Yatsugatake Mountains.
Description
Mount Aka is a stratovolcano. This mountain is a center of the Yatsug ...
, Yatsugatake Mountains, Honshū
* Aka Island, Okinawa Prefecture
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Aka River
is a river in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It flows into the Sea of Japan.
Soccer fields on Akagawa riverbed
There are football fields on Akagawa riverbed in Tsuruoka, and they were NEC Yamagata SC's practice grounds.
References
Rivers ...
Aka Hills
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Aka, Iran
Aka ( fa, اكائ, also Romanized as Akā’) is a village in Donbaleh Rud-e Shomali Rural District, Dehdez District, Izeh County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, i ...
a.k.a. Cartoon
a.k.a. Cartoon is a Canadian animation studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded on April 1, 1994, by Danny Antonucci. The company's motto is "Dedicated to producing animation for everyone, whether they want it or not!"
a.k. ...
, a Canadian animation company
* Aka Pella (Histeria!), a character from the cartoon ''Histeria!''
* Channel AKA, former name of the UK music television channel Now 70s
Music
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The A.K.A.s
The A.K.A.s, a.k.a. The A.K.A.s (Are Everywhere!) is a band that started in Pittsburgh then followed in New York City and later relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They call their music "dancehall fight music"''A.K.A.'' (album), a 2014 album by Jennifer Lopez
* "AKA", a video by True Widow
Alcoholic ketoacidosis
Alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) is a specific group of symptoms and metabolic state related to alcohol use. Symptoms often include abdominal pain, vomiting, agitation, a fast respiratory rate, and a specific "fruity" smell. Consciousness is general ...
, a medical condition
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Amphibious cargo ship Amphibious cargo ships were U.S. Navy ships designed specifically to carry troops, heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults, and to provide naval gunfire support during those assaults. A total of 108 of these ships were built ...
Ankang Fuqiang Airport
Ankang Fuqiang Airport is an airport in Ankang, Shaanxi province, China, located northwest of city center in the town of Wuli (formerly in Fuqiang Township, its namesake), Hanbin District. Proposed as a replacement of Ankang Wulipu Airport, the ...
(IATA code: AKA), China
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Atka Airport
Atka Airport is a state-owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Atka, a city on Atka Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled commercial airline passenger service is s ...
(FAA location identifier: AKA), Alaska
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Aka Station
is a railway station in Aka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Tagawa Line, operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.
This station is the intersection between the Tagawa Line and the incomplete . Con ...
, a railway station in Aka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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AKA (car)
Alfred Kunze, Továrna na stroje a osobní automobily was a Czech manufacturer of automobiles.
History
The company was founded in Růžodol near Liberec as a machine factory, repair shop and motor vehicle maker. In 1925, the production of au ...
, a defunct automobile manufacture from Czechoslovak
Other uses
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Manpower Directorate
The Israeli Personnel Directorate (, ''Agaf Koakh Adam'', abbreviated to AKA), formerly called the Manpower Directorate and the Human Resources Directorate, is the Israel Defense Forces body that holds responsibility for planning and coordination ...
(') of the Israeli Defence Forces
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Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. () is the first intercollegiate historically African American sorority. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at the historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of sixteen stud ...
, an African-American sorority
* Aga Khan Academies, a network non-denominational day and residential schools
See also
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Akas (disambiguation) Akas may refer to:
* Hruso people, an ethnic group of India
*Aka people, an ethnic group of Central Africa
*Chima Akas, Nigerian footballer
See also
* Acas (disambiguation)
* Ackas, a town in Finland
* Akash (disambiguation)
* Aka (disambiguatio ...
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Akka (disambiguation)
Akka or AKKA may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Akka'' (film), a 1976 Indian Tamil film
* ''Akka'' (TV series), a 2014–2015 Indian Tamil soap opera
* Akka, a character in the children's novel ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma ...
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Akha (disambiguation) Akha or Ikaw may refer to:
*Akha, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
*Akha, alternate name of Dinan, Mazandaran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
* Akha people
* Akha language
* Akha Bhagat (1615–1674; aka Akha Rahiyadas Soni) a m ...