14-837: [REDACTED] Look up Aba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aba may refer to: Animals [ edit ] Aba roundleaf bat Gymnarchus (or aba ), an electric fish People [ edit ] See also: Mar Aba (disambiguation) Clans [ edit ] Aba (family) , in Hungary Aba people , in Russia Hape people , in North America In arts and entertainment [ edit ] Aba Bayefsky , Canadian artist and teacher Aba Cercato , Italian television presenter Vilmos Aba-Novák ,
28-774: A Fang longhouse Abba (disambiguation) Abas (disambiguation) Ab (Semitic) , "father" in Semitic languages ABA (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Aba . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aba&oldid=1239818591 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
42-719: A Fang longhouse Abba (disambiguation) Abas (disambiguation) Ab (Semitic) , "father" in Semitic languages ABA (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Aba . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aba&oldid=1239818591 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
56-715: A Hungarian painter Rulers [ edit ] Aba, ruler of Olba Samuel Aba , 11th-century Hungarian king Other people [ edit ] Aba I , patriarch of the Church of the East from 540 to 552 Aba II , patriarch of the Church of the East from 741 to 751 Aba Andam , Ghanaian physicist Johnny Aba (born 1956), a Papua New Guinean boxer Places [ edit ] Africa [ edit ] For dioceses, see § Religion and mythology . Aba, Nigeria Aba River (Nigeria) Aba Island , on Sudan's White Nile river Aba, Democratic Republic of
70-611: A Hungarian painter Rulers [ edit ] Aba, ruler of Olba Samuel Aba , 11th-century Hungarian king Other people [ edit ] Aba I , patriarch of the Church of the East from 540 to 552 Aba II , patriarch of the Church of the East from 741 to 751 Aba Andam , Ghanaian physicist Johnny Aba (born 1956), a Papua New Guinean boxer Places [ edit ] Africa [ edit ] For dioceses, see § Religion and mythology . Aba, Nigeria Aba River (Nigeria) Aba Island , on Sudan's White Nile river Aba, Democratic Republic of
84-705: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aba [REDACTED] Look up Aba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aba may refer to: Animals [ edit ] Aba roundleaf bat Gymnarchus (or aba ), an electric fish People [ edit ] See also: Mar Aba (disambiguation) Clans [ edit ] Aba (family) , in Hungary Aba people , in Russia Hape people , in North America In arts and entertainment [ edit ] Aba Bayefsky , Canadian artist and teacher Aba Cercato , Italian television presenter Vilmos Aba-Novák ,
98-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aba%C3%A1 An abaá or abahá (from the Fang language , abáá 'house of the word') is a longhouse located in cities and towns of Equatorial Guinea , especially those of the Fang ethnic group. The abaá has an official, religious and leisure function; In it, activities of all kinds are carried out, cooking, celebrating and men meet to make relevant decisions for
112-537: The Congo Asia [ edit ] Aba (Russia) , a river Aba, Okayama , Japan Aba Prefecture , Sichuan, China Aba County Aba, Sichuan Upu (also transliterated Aba ), a historic region around Damascus Europe [ edit ] Aba, Hungary Religion and mythology [ edit ] Aba (mythology) , Hellenic Thracian naiad nymph Anglican Province of Aba , Nigeria Roman Catholic Diocese of Aba , Nigeria Aba,
126-478: The Congo Asia [ edit ] Aba (Russia) , a river Aba, Okayama , Japan Aba Prefecture , Sichuan, China Aba County Aba, Sichuan Upu (also transliterated Aba ), a historic region around Damascus Europe [ edit ] Aba, Hungary Religion and mythology [ edit ] Aba (mythology) , Hellenic Thracian naiad nymph Anglican Province of Aba , Nigeria Roman Catholic Diocese of Aba , Nigeria Aba,
140-519: The Great Spirit of Choctaw mythology Other uses [ edit ] Aba ( Dune ) , a robe in the fictional Dune universe Aba (film) , a 2008 Sri Lanka film Aba Women's War , period of unrest in colonial Nigeria A short form of Abaya , a middle eastern robe Applied behavioral analysis See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Aba All pages with titles containing Aba Abaá ,
154-458: The Great Spirit of Choctaw mythology Other uses [ edit ] Aba ( Dune ) , a robe in the fictional Dune universe Aba (film) , a 2008 Sri Lanka film Aba Women's War , period of unrest in colonial Nigeria A short form of Abaya , a middle eastern robe Applied behavioral analysis See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Aba All pages with titles containing Aba Abaá ,
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#1732765783937168-419: The entire community. It is considered a symbolic place of unity and solidarity, and the supreme traditional head of the abaá is called "abbá". Formerly, in the center of the house a sacred column, decorated with reliefs called àbòm-àbàà , used to be placed. The abaá was located at both ends of the town to act as a guard house ; the alarm was raised with a drum (hollow trunk) called 'nkúú that according to
182-885: The majority ethnic groups in the country. Fang women are not allowed to enter the abaá, unless they serve food or testify in litigation. The word "abaá" is one of the thirty of Equatorial Guinean origin in the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy . They were incorporated into it in 2013, which defines the abaá as a " communal house ". The other ethnic groups in the country have equivalent communal centers. They are known as mwebe in Ndowé , mpa in Bisío , riebapuá or wedja bohôté in Bubi and vidyil in Fá d'Ambó . In Spanish it
196-415: The rhythm of the touches could communicate complex messages, and could even be heard from neighboring towns, transmitting information from one side of the valley to the other. Today, these practices are less and less common, and the abaá is built in the center of the town. The construction and maintenance of the abaá are also done in common. The Fang, also called Betí, Pahouin, Pangwe or Pamue, are one of
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