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Makaa
Makaa may refer to: *Makaa language of Cameroon *Maka people The Maka or Makaa are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting the southern rain forest zone of Cameroon. They live primarily in the northern portions of the Upper Nyong division of Cameroon's East Province (Cameroon), East Province. Major Maka settlemen ..., the people who speak that language * Makaa Maka, an album by Ghanaian rapper Reggie Rockstone See also * Makah (other) * Maka (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makaa Language
Makaa (Maka), or South Makaa, is a Bantu language The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu language, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀), or Ntu languages are a language family of about 600 languages of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern, East Africa, Eastern and Southeast Africa, South ... of Cameroon. It is not intelligible with the other language spoken by the Makaa people, North Makaa. Varieties The central part of the Meka area consists of the three central dialects Bésáp, Bébánde and Mbwas. Byáp in the north and Békol in the south are more geographically peripheral dialects. Byáp and Asón should not be confused with Northern Maka. Meka covers essentially the entire northern part of Haut-Nyong department (Eastern Region). Bébánde covers the entire northern part of Abong-Mbang commune and also Bebeng commune. Mbwas covers most of the Doumé area ( Mbouang and Doumatang communes), and Bésáp covers the north of Nguélémendouka. Byap occupies th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makaa Maka
''Makaa Maka!!'' (I said it because I said it) is the debut studio album by Ghanaian rapper Reggie Rockstone, released on 1 September 1997 through his independent label, Kassa Records. It features guest appearances from Cy Lover, Sammi B, Chocolate, Kwa-Cee, Zapp Mallet, Fredi Funkstone, Nananom, and Talking Drums. It is one of the first rapped hiplife albums to be composed and sung entirety in a Ghanaian language ( Twi). The album comes after his debut EP ''Tsoo Boi'', which came out in 1996. ''Makaa Maka!!'' fuses Western-influenced hip hop with traditional Ghanaian hiplife sounds, with some of the songs in the album cross-referencing older highlife songs. Notable tracks of the album included "Sweetie, Sweetie", "Tsoo Boi", "Nightlife in Accra", and "Agoo". The album is co-produced by Rab Bakari and Zapp Mallet. ''Makaa Maka!!'' is one of the best selling albums in Ghana, having sold over 50,000 copies. The album reshaped Ghanaian popular music, resulting in Reggie Rockston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maka People
The Maka or Makaa are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting the southern rain forest zone of Cameroon. They live primarily in the northern portions of the Upper Nyong division of Cameroon's East Province (Cameroon), East Province. Major Maka settlements include Abong-Mbang, Doumé, and Nguélémendouka. Some Maka villages lie over the border into the Centre Province, Cameroon, Centre Province, as well. Most Maka speak a language known as Makaa language, Maka or South Maka, which had an estimated 80,000 speakers in 1987. In the north of Maka territory, speakers use a related language known as Byep, or North Maka. Byep had an estimated 9,500 speakers in 1988. Though they consider themselves a single people, Maka dialects serve as a form of identity as well. The main dialects are Maka are Bebent (Bebende, Biken, Bewil, Bemina), Mbwaanz, and Sekunda. Byep has two dialects, Byep and Besep (Besha, Bindafum). History The Maka and related speakers of Makaa–Njem languages entered present-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Rockstone
Reggie Rockstone (Reginald Yaw Asante Ossei, "the Godfather of Hiplife") is a Ghanaian rapper. He was born in the United Kingdom but lived his early years in Kumasi and Accra. He has been living in Ghana continuously since he pioneered the Hip-Life movement in 1994. He is married to Dr. Zilla Limann, Daughter of Hilla Limann, the only president of the third Republic of Ghana. They have three kids together and have been married since 2001. He pioneered the Hiplife art and has played an important role in the development of this uniquely African genre in Ghana. He raps in Akan precisely Asante Twi and English. In 2004, Rockstone won the Kora Award for the best African video and he performed in front of a 50,000-person crowd in Ghana, together with Shaggy. In 2006, he recorded a track with the Jamaican Dancehall singer Beenie Man called "Chukku Chakka" (in reference to Rockstone's 1999 hit "Eye Mo De Anaa", which sampled Fela Kuti). Rockstone is featured in the 2007 documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makah (other)
The Makah The Makah (; Makah: ') are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast living in Washington, in the northwestern part of the continental United States. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah I ... are a Native American people of the U.S. state of Washington. Makah may also refer to: * Makah language, the indigenous language of the Makah people * Makah Reservation, the Indian reservation of the Makah Indian Tribe * Makah Formation, a geologic formation that outcrops in the vicinity of the Makah Reservation * Makah Museum, a museum operated and founded by the Makah Indian Tribe * Makah Bay, a bay in Clallam County, Washington * Makah Peaks, mountain summits in the state of Washington * Makah Air Force Station, a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station near Neah Bay, Washington, United States Other * Ashraf Makah or Sharif of Mecca, former title of the ruler of Mecca See also * Makaa (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
