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  • There was also a drum, an accordion, a tavan (like a flute) and a gadulka (like a violin).

    Archive 2004-12-01 Eric Wiley 2004

  • There was also a drum, an accordion, a tavan (like a flute) and a gadulka (like a violin).

    A Weekend Retreat to Osetenevo Eric Wiley 2004

  • Pg. 63, the title "tivan" is also spelled "tavan" in two instances in the preceding paragraphs.

    Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java Thomas H. Reid

  • Tarvitset vain helpon tavan vaihtaa ympäristöstä toiseen.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Centerlink 2009

  • "The territory of the village of Kâlasa was bestowed on the congregation of priests (monks) in the presence of the pangkur, the tavan and the tirip, and the village chiefs (as witnesses).

    Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java Thomas H. Reid

  • "By authorisation of the king, the Târâ temple and the monastery for the reverend monks have been built by his counsellors, the pangkur, the tavan, and the tirip (old Javanese civil officers, perhaps soothsayers or astrologers).

    Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java Thomas H. Reid

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