Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A talking drum of Senegalese origin.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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- saka tama ba kung ganito gagawin ko pagkatapos kung magawa yung pcb?
TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010
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- saka tama ba kung ganito gagawin ko pagkatapos kung magawa yung pcb?
TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010
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In colonial records "tama" was characterized as witchcraft but that view likely emerged as a result of stereotyping African remedies trusted in treating disease generally.
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Parlors are unable to give out cash winnings, but patrons exchange their ball bearing-like "tama" for token gifts, which in turn they exchange for cash at hole-in-the-wall shops located just outside the premises.
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The tama means big family, that we all belong to a big family, and there is another value, there is another principle called la tumpa.
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Pertama-tama kita harus sepakat bahwa melindungi potensi nasional kita adalah sesuatu yang mulia dan penting. proteksi yang berlebihan justru akan melahirkan jago-jago kandang kelas teri.
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Agar debat berlangsung menarik pertama-tama semua pihak harus punya gagasan yang berbeda.
Global Voices in English » Indonesia: Disappointing Election Debate 2009
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Français · Chine: Des brèches dans le "barrage vert"? polski · Chiny: Przeciekająca tama?
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Kung baga, hinusga ka ng buo ng mga ilan sa menorya base lang sa sinulat mo noong mga nakaraang araw, at sinasabi na nila na ikaw ay "ganito" o ikaw ay "ganoon", at 'di ka na nila rinerespeto, babasahin, o susundan, pero 'di naman nila binibigyang konsiderasyon o atensyon ang mas marami mong nagawang mabuti sa mga nakaraan mong blog entry. 'di naman ata balanse 'yan; 'di naman ata tama.
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To close, Adams picked up a North African frame-drum, accompanying Camara's talking drum or tama, and for the encore Issa Bagayogo came back on stage, looking more comfortable with Adams and Camara than he had with his own group.
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