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Wila Mung'omba
Wila may refer to: *Wila (lichen) *Wila or Vila, Slavic fairies#Vila *Wila, Missouri, a ghost town *Wila, Switzerland, a municipality **Wila railway station *Wila' language, the name of several extinct Malayan languages *Polo Wila, an Ecuadorian footballer See also *WILA (other) Wila may refer to: * Wila (lichen) *Wila or Vila, Slavic fairies#Vila * Wila, Missouri, a ghost town *Wila, Switzerland, a municipality **Wila railway station *Wila' language, the name of several extinct Malayan languages *Polo Wila Polo R ... * Willa (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wila (lichen)
''Bryoria fremontii'' is a dark brown, horsehair lichen that grows hanging from trees in western North America, and northern Europe and Asia. It grows abundantly in some areas, and is an important traditional food for a few First Nations in North America. Name The species is currently classified as ''Bryoria fremontii'', although it is sometimes identified by the older classification of ''Alectoria jubata''.Crawford, S. 2007Ethnolichenology of ''Bryoria fremontii'': Wisdom of elders, population ecology, and nutritional chemistry M.Sc. thesis, Interdisciplinary Studies: University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaBrodo, I. M. and D. L. Hawksworth. 1977. ''Alectoria'' and allied genera in North America. Opera Botanica 42: 1-164. Several different English names have been used for this lichen including black moss,Mourning Dove. 1933. How Coyote happened to make the black moss food. ''Coyote Stories''. Caldwell, Idaho, Caxton Printers, Ltd.: 119-125. black tree lichenTu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavic Fairies
Other than the many gods and goddesses of the Slavs, the ancient Slavs believed in and revered many supernatural beings that existed in nature. These supernatural beings in Slavic religion come in various forms, and the same name of any single being can be spelled or transliterated differently according to language and transliteration system. Vila ''Vila'' ( pl. ''vile'', Slovak/Czech ''víly'') is a fairy that is similar to a nymph, identified as a nymph by the Greek historian Procopius; their name comes from the same root as the name of Veles. They are described as beautiful, eternally young, dressed in white, with eyes flashing like thunders, and provided with wings, and blonde hair. They live in the clouds, in mountain woods or in the waters. They are well-disposed towards men, and can to turn themselves into horses, wolves, snakes, falcons and swans. The cult of the Vilas was still practised among South Slavs in the early twentieth century, with offerings of fruits and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wila, Missouri
Wila is an extinct town in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee .... A post office called Wila was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1898. A variant name was "Wiley". The community derives its name from Wiley Webb, the son of a local merchant. References Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in New Madrid County, Missouri {{NewMadridCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wila, Switzerland
Wila is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Wila has an area of . Of this area, 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 6.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.9% of the area. 8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Wila is situated in the upper Töss Valley. Demographics Wila has a population () of 1,903, of which 9.4% are foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 51% male and 49% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wila Railway Station
Wila railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Wila. The station is located on the Tösstal railway line and is served by Zürich S-Bahn The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glaru ... lines S11 and S26. References External links * * Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Swiss Federal Railways stations {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wila' Language
Wila’, also Bila’ and Lowland Semang, are extinct Mon–Khmer languages of Malaya recorded on the Wellesley coast opposite Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ... in the early 19th century.Geoffrey Benjamin. 2004. 'Aslian languages', 'Aslian: characteristics and usage.', In: Asmah Hji Omar (volume editor), ''The encyclopedia of Malaysia, volume 12: Languages and literatures,'' Kuala Lumpur. Archipelago Press, pp. 46–49Geoffrey Benjamin, 2012. ‘The Aslian languages of Malaysia and Thailand: an assessment.’ In: Peter K. Austin & Stuart McGill (eds), ''Language Documentation and Description, Volume 11''. London: Endangered Languages Project, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), pp.136–230. References {{AustroAsiatic-lang-stub Language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Wila
Polo Raúl Wila Cangá (born 9 February 1987) is an Ecuadorian footballer playing for LDU Portoviejo. He plays as a midfielder Club career He had a lot of trouble settling on his first season with Emelec, it was even rumored on the media that Wila would leave Club Sport Emelec at the end of the 2009 season, but at the end of the Ecuadorian tournament on the definition match against Liga de Quito in Quito which Emelec won, he was a starter and he proved he could become a valuable member of the team and because of his age he is expected to become an important part of the squad in a short period of time. In February 2019, Wila joined LDU Portoviejo alongside his older brother Armando Wila Armando Lenin Wila Canga (born 12 May 1985) is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for LDU Portoviejo. Club career Wila started his career at Deportivo Cuenca. With just one appearance for Cuenca, he was loaned out to many other clubs. In .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WILA (other)
Wila may refer to: * Wila (lichen) *Wila or Vila, Slavic fairies#Vila * Wila, Missouri, a ghost town *Wila, Switzerland, a municipality **Wila railway station *Wila' language, the name of several extinct Malayan languages *Polo Wila Polo Raúl Wila Cangá (born 9 February 1987) is an Ecuadorian footballer playing for LDU Portoviejo. He plays as a midfielder Club career He had a lot of trouble settling on his first season with Emelec, it was even rumored on the media th ..., an Ecuadorian footballer See also * WILA (other) * Willa (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
