Wala
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Wala can refer to:
Places
People
Language
Others
Places
- Wala (Island), a small island in Vanuatu, and a popular destination for cruise ships
- Wala (Volcano), a volcano in Papua New Guinea
People
- Wala of CorbieWala of CorbieWala of Corbie was the son of Bernard, son of Charles Martel, and one of the principal advisers of his cousin Charlemagne, Charlemagne's son Louis the Pious, and his son Lothair I...
(755–836), an advisor to the Frankish kings including Charlemagne - Wala of India, Indian name
Language
- Wala peopleWala peopleThe Wala live in Upper West Region of Ghana.Wala's vibrant costumes are made in Ghana by a local tailor. The type of costume identifies the tribe of a person or group and what region in Ghana they are from. The dance costumes are designed by the group to suit the dance. The raffia skirt is a...
, an ethnic group in Ghana - Wala language, a language spoken in the Solomon Islands
- Wala, an element in Germanic nameGermanic nameGermanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþel, for "noble", and ræd, for "counsel". Many of these names are still used today, while others have fallen out of use...
s, meaning "battle" - Wala, the Old High GermanOld High GermanThe term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
word for völvaVölvaA vǫlva or völva is a shamanic seeress in Norse paganism, and a recurring motif in Norse mythology....
, a female wielder of magic - clouds, in Sinhalese classic vocabulary
Others
- Wala (goddess)Wala (goddess)In Australian aboriginal mythology, Wala is a sun goddess who lived with her sister, Bara, and her sister-in-law, Madalait. Bara accompanied her across the sun every day, but Wala realized she made the earth too hot and made her stop. She journeyed to the southern mountains and brought back the...
, a sun goddess in Australian aboriginal spirituality - Weighted Average Loan AgeWeighted Average Loan AgeWeighted Average Loan Age is the average number of months since the date of note origination of all the loans in a pool weighted by remaining principal balance....
, a term relating to mortgage-backed securities - WALA-TVWALA-TVWALA-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Southern Alabama, Southeastern Mississippi, and the Western Florida Panhandle that is licensed to Mobile. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 from a transmitter in Spanish Fort, Alabama...
, a FOX television station in southern United States - WallaWallaIn American radio, film, television, and video games, walla is a sound effect imitating the murmur of a crowd in the background. A group of actors brought together in the post-production stage of film production to create this murmur is known as a walla group...
, a sound effect imitating the murmur of a crowd in the background - Walla Walla, WashingtonWalla Walla, WashingtonWalla Walla is the largest city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,731 at the 2010 census...
, a city in the state Washington, in the United States - Walo (rodent), a variety of gerbil from Somalia
- WaaloWaaloThe Kingdom of Waalo was a kingdom on the lower Senegal River in West Africa, in what are now Senegal and Mauritania. It included parts of the valley proper and areas north and south, extending to the Atlantic Ocean...
, an empire in West Africa between the 13th and 19th Centuries