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Palaver may refer to: Palaver (custom), a form of local conflict resolution in different African countries "Palaver", meaning a long discussion or procedure, from the Portuguese word "palavra". See List of English words of Portuguese origin. Palaver Point, on the west side of Two Hummock Island, in the Palmer Archipelago
Depending on the region, the palaver can be held under the palaver tree, generally a baobab tree, [2] or in a special building reserved for this purpose. This is the case of the Toguna (variable spelling: togouna, to'guna), in Dogon Country, Mali, a low-roofed structure reserved for men, [3] built that way so that no one can stand up and try to take the upper hand in a fight.
Palaver, otherwise known as Palaver: A Romance of Northern Nigeria, is a 1926 silent film shot in British Nigeria; it is recognized today as the first Nigerian feature film. [ 1 ] The film was significant for its use of non-professional local Nigerians as actors.
Palaver sauce or palava sauce or plasas is a type of stew widely eaten in West Africa, including Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone [1] [2] The word palaver comes from the Portuguese language and means a talk, lengthy debate or quarrel. It is unclear how this led to the name of the stew. [3]
This powerful play, written by Anthony Lamarr White, follows an ex-con who, after serving a 30-year sentence, is ready to share his story.
Palaver is a 1969 Belgian fantasy film directed by Emile Degelin. The film was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival . [ 1 ] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee.
Situated 1.63 kilometres (1.01 mi) southwest of Modev Peak, 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) northwest of Veyka Point and 1.93 kilometres (1.20 mi) northeast of Palaver Point. Precipitous and partly ice-free west-northwest slopes. Named after the French cartographer Philippe Buache (1700-1773) who published maps of the south polar region in 1739 and 1754.
Palaver a chat, from palavra (="word"), Portuguese palavra (word), parabola (parable), speech (current fala, discurso), chat (current bate-papo, papo, palavrinha, conversa and also Eng. chat) alteration of Late Latin parabola, speech, parable.