Baka
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Baka may refer to:
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in fictional characters
- Bākā, a character from Juken Sentai GekirangerJuken Sentai Gekirangeris Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the Super Sentai franchise. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 18, 2007, and concluded its airing on February 10, 2008...
- Baka Rangers, a group of Negima! Magister Negi MagiNegima! Magister Negi MagiNegima! Magister Negi Magi, known in Japan as is a manga and anime series by Ken Akamatsu . The manga is currently being published by Kodansha and serialized in Shōnen Magazine in Japan. Del Rey Manga published the English translated version in the United States and Canada prior to Kodansha...
characters - Cirno, a fictional character from Touhou who is often referred to by its fans and creator to as baka
in people
- ethnic groups
- Baka (Cameroon and Gabon)Baka (Cameroon and Gabon)The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka , are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They are sometimes called a subgroup of the Twa, but the two peoples are not closely related...
, an African ethnic group - Baka-NswazwiBaka-NswazwiBa-ka-Nswazwi are originally Bapedi of Mujaji . They are found in Tutume, Nswazwi, Marapong, Masunga and Nkange in Botswana. They have been assimilated over the years into Kalanga culture and lost their language. They were led by John Madawo Nswazwi, who was born in Nswazwi in then Bechuanaland in...
, an ethnic group from Botswana - Baka people (Congo and Sudan), an African ethnic group
- Uma baka'Uma baka'The Uma Baka tribe were originally from the rural center of Borneo Island. The tribe still remains in Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, though some of them have moved to Sarawak, Malaysia. The tribe was known as the best hunters in jungle....
, a tribe from the center of Borneo
- Baka (Cameroon and Gabon)
- individuals
- Józef BakaJózef BakaJózef Baka was a late Baroque poet, Jesuit priest and missionary. Born in March of either 1706 or 1707, probably in Nowogrodek, Baka is regarded as one of the most prominent poets of the 18th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.-Early years:Little is known about early days of his life,...
, 18th century poet, Jesuit priest and missionary - The Baka BoyzThe Baka BoyzThe Baka Boyz, brothers Nick and Eric Vidal, are American radio personalities, music producers and remixers from Bakersfield, California. The duo first achieved fame on the hip-hop/R&B radio station KPWR in Los Angeles.-Background:...
(Nick and Eric Vidal), nationally syndicated radio hosts in the United States - Latifa BakaLatifa BakaLatifa Baka , is a Moroccan author of novels and short stories.Novel:*"De Depuis ce temps-là", Ministère de la culture, Rabat, 2005.Short stories:...
(born 1964), Moroccan author
- Józef Baka
in language
- baka, a Filipino noun for cow
- bakáBakaBaka may refer to:in fictional characters* Bākā, a character from Juken Sentai Gekiranger* Baka Rangers, a group of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters...
, a Filipino adverb for "perhaps; maybe; perchance" - Baka (fool)Baka (fool)Baka is a frequently used Japanese word meaning "fool; idiot; jerk; dolt; imbecile; foolish; stupid; worthless; absurd; ridiculous; idiotic".-Word:...
, a Japanese word meaning "fool; idiot; foolish", and which applies to:- "Baka", a World War II, American nickname for the Japanese Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka kamikaze plane
- Baka yoke, a Japanese term meaning fail-safing or "idiot-proofing"
- Bongo-Baka languagesBongo-Baka languagesThe Bongo languages, or Bongo–Baka, comprise half a dozen languages spoken in South Sudan. They are members of the Central Sudanic language family.The most populous Bongo language is Jur Modo, spoken by a hundred thousand people...
, a group of languages spoken in Southern Sudan
in music
- Ai no BakaAi no Bakais Yuki Uchida's fourth album , released in Japan on 23 March 1996 on King Records label . It charted n°20 on Oricon charts.-Tracks list:# # # Baby's Universe# # # # # # #...
, Yuki Uchida's fourth album - Baka, the 1990 debut album of the world-music group Outback (group)Outback (group)Outback was a world music group founded in the late 80s by multi-instrumentalists Graham Wiggins and Martin Cradick. The group became famous for its fusing of traditional Australian tribal music, represented primarily through Wiggins's didgeridoo, with modern Western music, mostly Cradick's...
- Baka BeyondBaka BeyondBaka Beyond is a world music group formed in 1992 with members from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures, fusing Celtic and other western music styles with traditional Baka music from Cameroon.-Biography:...
, a band based on musical influences of the Baka tribe - Pretty Little Baka GuyPretty Little Baka GuyPretty Little Baka Guy is a 1986 album by the female Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife. It was re-released in the US as side one of a record/tape, with side two being Live In Japan...
, a 1986 album by Shonen Knife - "Suki Sugite Baka MitaiSuki Sugite Baka Mitaiis the first single released by Japanese pop group, Def.Diva. It was released on October 19, 2005. This single hit the #1 of Oricon charts, and sold 45,000 copies, around 46,822-Track listing:#Suki Sugite Baka Mitai 4:56...
", a 2005 single by DEF.DIVA
in place names
- Baka, Burkina FasoBaka, Burkina FasoBaka is a village in the Coalla Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 576....
, a village in Gnagna Province, Burkina Faso - Baka, JerusalemBaka, JerusalemBaka , , is a neighborhood in southern Jerusalem, Israel. The neighborhood is bounded by Talpiot to the south, Mekor Chaim to the west, the Greek Colony and German Colony to the northwest, and Abu Tor to the east.-History:...
, a neighborhood in southern Jerusalem, Israel - Baka, Slovakia, a village in Dunajská Streda District, Slovakia
- Baka Khel WazirBaka Khel WazirBaka Khel Wazir is a town and union council in Bannu District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 32°57'19N 70°30'18E and has an altitude of 396 metres ....
, a town and union council in Bannu District, Pakistan - BakkahBakkahBakkah is an ancient name for Mecca, the most holy city of Islam. Most people believe they are synonyms, but to Muslim scholars there is a distinction: Bakkah refers to the Kaaba and the sacred site immediately surrounding it, while Mecca is the name of the city in which they are both...
, also transliterated Baka, is another name for Mecca, Saudi Arabia - Baqa al-GharbiyyeBaqa al-GharbiyyeBaqa al-Gharbiyye is a predominantly Arab city in the Haifa District in Israel, located near the Green Line. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 19,200...
, a town in Haifa District, Israel
in other
- BAKABAKAThe Bahagian Agama dan Kaunseling or BAKA is the Muslim chaplain service of the Royal Malaysian Police.- External links :...
, the acronym for Bahagian Agama dan Kaunseling (Religious And Counselling Division), the Muslim chaplain service of the Royal Malaysian Police - Baka Brahma a Brahma in Buddhism
- Baka Indigobird (Vidua larvaticola), a variant spelling of Barka Indigobird, an African species of bird