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Waa

Dagbani · Dagomba (Dagbon), Northern Region · Music/Dance

The Dagbani Dictionary lists more than one noun waa. One is glossed 'a dance, warriors' dance' and also 'a Dagomba gunman, member of the warriors class'; another means 'field, plot (e.g. of okro)'.

The drummers beat Waa, the warriors' dance.

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