Talk:Wakanda

Layout
I based the pages design on Latveria and Genosha. The Latveria page used a standard wikipedia map display box isntead of a thumbnail so I emulated that.--Basique 12:58, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

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Thoth as the Gorilla God?
What's the cited source for this? It sounds like fan speculation to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.130.15.14 (talk) 16:23, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, it is fan speculation. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe identifies the Gorilla God as "either Ghekre or Gullah." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.21.131 (talk) 23:49, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Ultimate Wakanda
The Ultimate Universe version of Wakanda seems to be not a nation but simply a very prosperous small city. If so, should be noted. Lots42 (talk) 03:22, 21 July 2010 (UTC)


 * You mean a city-state, like Singapore or Hong Kong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:8480:46CA:6D3F:9CF4:5F5C:1D54 (talk) 04:59, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Merging Villain pages?
I noticed some of Black Panther's villains that got individual pages aren't really very noticable. Venomm, Madam Slay and Windeagle for example all had just a handful of appearances. Maybe they should be merged into this article?IchiGhost (talk) 19:10, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Etymology
This is speculation, but it seems to me there is a connection to Rwanda and Uganda, and Kirby perhaps inuiting (correctly or not) an African equivalent of -stan. There is a Proto-Bantu language" root *-ganda, meaning roughly "social group"  . I'm not saying this should go in the article, but something to consider if someone can research the lingusitics more.--Pharos (talk) 21:08, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Given its location (between or even overlapping those two nations), I also always thought that, but never came across a source. Think your Proto-Bantu finding is as close as we can get, but even a proper reconstruction will still be synthesis without a quote from Kirby. JesseRafe (talk) 21:35, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
 * "Waganda" is also the plural form for members of Uganda's ethnic main group, and this has gotten some attention in the Ugandan press lately. Perhaps the most plausible thing you can say is that the name is meant to sound like a generic African country  (etymology on that link is tongue-in-cheek, but it's a pointer to the generic African intention).--Pharos (talk) 17:14, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I think we have a good source for the etymology of Uganda ; kanda (lineage), already mentioned in the article, is clearly from the same root as well. Most sources seem to derive Rwanda from the verb kwanda, though not sure if that is the only interpretation.--Pharos (talk) 15:11, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

In-universe
167.107.191.217 (talk) 13:31, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 8 August 2018

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Moved. I'm going to be bold and close this immediately, as it looks uncontroversial. If anyone disagrees, I'm happy to reopen. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 11:36, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

– Far and away the primary topic by pageviews and relative notability. Obvious WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 08:07, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Wakanda (comics) → Wakanda
 * Wakanda → Wakanda (disambiguation)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Semi-protected edit request on 30 August 2018
197.101.50.106 (talk) 21:33, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

note the wiki is wrong

Wakanda, officially known as the Kingdom of Wakanda, is a small nation in North East Africa. For centuries they have remained in isolation and are now considered the most technologically advanced nation of the planet. Birnin Zana is the capital and largest city. http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Wakanda
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Sam Sailor 21:37, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2018
Bahmboozled (talk) 07:45, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 February 2019
Wakanda is located in East Africa Isabella1555 (talk) 04:36, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ no source given. &#8211; MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 04:40, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Shuri (Avengers Infinity War)
Shuri's dead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.38.228.107 (talk) 01:33, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Name used in TV show in 1966
The US television show Daktari featured a fictional African tribe called Wakanda in Episode 2, Season 1, that aired in 1966.

The name cannot be copyrighted, as it was first used in a 1915 book which copyright has long expired. Stephanvalter (talk) 21:16, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 April 2019
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OK? 76.64.248.160 (talk) 19:35, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. DannyS712 (talk) 19:39, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Xhosa language
Hello! I’m a new user on Wikipedia and hope to clear something up, I don’t believe that the official language of Wakanda is “Wakandan”, it’s said by the directors, the actors and even the subtitles specifically say “(speaking Xhosa)”. If anyone would like to discuss this please do.

--A happy guy (talk) 05:00, 11 May 2021 (UTC) A happy guy

Wakanda Location.
I beg to differ when they say the fictional country Wakanda is located in Eastern part of Africa. The people from Wakanda speak Xhosa language and you only find Xhosa speaking people in the Southern part of Africa. If anyone would like to discuss this please do. 156.155.157.155 (talk) 13:23, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Wakanda is not in the real world, the actor who played King T'Chaka, John Kani is South African, so they decided to put them speaking Xhosa, Wakanda is formed by several tribes and worships Egyptian gods, it is not accurate, it is fiction.Hyju (talk) 17:29, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Wakanda
Did the authors take the name of "Wakanda", the fictional African nation in the story, from the Osage Nation, the Midwestern American tribe of the Great Plains? "Osage people who adhere to traditional customs believe they are an integral part of a broader universe. Their ceremonies and social organization represent what is observed around them that was created by a supreme life force known as Wah'Kon-Tah or Wakonda. Everything created has the spirit of Wakonda within it, from trees, plants, and the sky to animals and human beings. They believe there are two main divisions to life, consisting of the sky and earth. Life is created in the sky, and descends to the earth in material form. The sky is viewed as masculine in nature and the earth as feminine." Viriditas (talk) 23:37, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Writing system
Probably based on Tifinagh 192.116.89.165 (talk) 16:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC)