tama

/T AA1 M AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    (religion) 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.

  2. 2

    The language of the Sudanese Tama people.

  3. 3

    An African Muslim ethnic group of eastern Chad and western Sudan.

  4. 4

    A language family of northern Papua New Guinea.