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baka

/ˈbɑkə/

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What does baka mean?

noun

  1. An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
  2. (slang) A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.

adjective

  1. (slang) Stupid, silly.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.

proper noun

  1. A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people.
  2. A surname.
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In the Batang Kayan basin are the Lepu Tau, the Uma Kulit, Uma Lim, Uma Baka, Uma Jalan, Lepu Tepu.
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307