name
Meaning 1
The language of the Sudanese Tama people.
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Standard Lemma guide
tama
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CMU ARPABET: T AA1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A language family of northern Papua New Guinea.
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name
Meaning 3
An extinct language of the Tucanoan language family.
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noun
Meaning 4
A form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.
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Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 5
An African Muslim ethnic group of eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek τάμα (táma).