Waka may refer to:

Culture and language

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 **

Waka ama 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 ...

, a Polynesian outrigger canoe **

Waka hourua 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 ** Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe ** Waka taua, a Māori ...

, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe **

Waka taua 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 ...

, a Māori war canoe **

Waka hurdling Waka hurdling, also sometimes called waka peke (jumping waka), is a Maori sporting competition of jumping unornamented river canoes (waka tīwai) (waka (canoe)) over wooden beams set in the water. There have been attempts to revive the sport and ...

, a traditional Māori sport of jumping over canoes * Waka huia, a Māori treasure box *

Waka (mythology) Waka, in Hawaiian mythology Hawaiian religion refers to the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of native Hawaiians, also known as the kapu system. Hawaiian religion is based largely on the tapu religion common in Polynesia and likely o ...

, a Hawaiian lizard goddess *

Waka language Waka is an Adamawa language of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated betwee ...

, an Adamawa language of Nigeria *

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

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 *

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); Bah ...

, a television station licensed to Selma, Alabama, US *

Waka music Waka music is a popular Islamic-oriented Yoruba musical genre. It was made popular by Alhaja Batile Alake from Ijebu, who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka si ...

, a musical genre from Yorubaland of Nigeria *

Waga sculpture A waga, also known as a waka or waaka, is a type of memorial statue carved from wood in southern Ethiopia. The Konso people The Konso, also known as the Xonsita, are a Lowland East Cushitic-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting south-weste ...

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 is an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia. After the closure of Clover Studio a few months ...

Places

* Waka, Texas, a community in the Texas Panhandle * El Perú (Maya site) or Waka', Maya ruins in Guatemala *

Waka National Park Waka National Park is a national park in central Gabon. Waka protects over 1,000 km of rain forest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas ...

, a national park in central Gabon *

Waka P'iqi Waka P'iqi (Aymara ''waka'' cow, ''p'iqi, p'iq'iña, phiq'i, phiq'iña '' head, "cow head", also spelled ''Huaca Pekhe'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Su ...

, a mountain in Bolivia

People with the name

* Waka Attewell, New Zealand cinematographer *

Waka Flocka Flame Juaquin James Malphurs (born May 31, 1986), known professionally as Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper. Signing to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. Records in 2009, he became a mainstream artist with the release of his singles "O Let's ...

(born 1986), American rapper *

Waka Goi Wake Goi (born 6 October 1968) is a Papua New Guinea politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007 to 2012, representing the electorate of Jimi Open. In 2007, he defeated Francis Kunai, who had been the me ...

(born 1968), Papua New Guinea politician *

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 *

Waka Kobori is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as ...

(born 2000), Japanese swimmer *

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 *

Neil Waka Neil Waka is a New Zealand broadcaster and journalist. He has been in broadcasting for 25 years, beginning in radio as a news and current affairs journalist before moving into Television. Waka helped establish and was the first presenter in New ...

, New Zealand broadcaster and journalist *

Yamada Waka was a pioneering Japanese feminist and social reformer, active in the late Meiji period, Taishō period, Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. Early life Born Asaba Waka in Kurihama, Kurihama Village, Miura District, Kanagawa, Miura County (pre ...

(1879–1957), Japanese feminist and social reformer

Other uses

Cyclone Waka Severe Tropical Cyclone Waka (Fiji Meteorological Service designation: ''03F'', Joint Typhoon Warning Center designation: ''07P'') was one of the most destructive tropical cyclones ever to affect the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. Waka originat ...

, a 2001 tropical cyclone *

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. ...

* Waka-jumping, a term used in New Zealand for politicians switching party allegiance while in office

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