Tamba
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The word Tamba may refer to:
  • Tamba Province
    Tamba Province
    was an old province of Japan. The ambit of its borders encompassed both the central part of modern Kyoto Prefecture and the east-central part of Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Tango Province...

    , a former province in Japan
  • Tamba, Hyōgo
    Tamba, Hyogo
    is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan.The city was formed on November 1, 2004 from the merger of all six towns of the former Hikami District: Aogaki, Ichijima, Kaibara, Kasuga, Sannan and Hikami....

    , a city in Japan
  • Tamba (train)
    Tamba (train)
    The was a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company in Japan. It operates between and via the Sanin Main Line, and was one of the services that make up JR West's "Big X Network"...

    , a Limited Express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company.
  • Tamba (moth)
    Tamba (moth)
    Tamba is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Tamba conscripta Lucas, 1892* Tamba conscripta Lucas, 1892* Tamba cyrtogramma Turner, 1908* Tamba cyrtogramma Turner, 1908* Tamba elachista Hampson, 1926...

    , a genus of noctuid moths
  • Tetsurō Tamba
    Tetsuro Tamba
    was a Japanese actor.-Biography:Tamba is perhaps best known by Western audiences for his role as Tiger Tanaka in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice . By then, he had among other roles appeared in two films by director Masaki Kobayashi: Harakiri and Kwaidan...

    , Japanese actor
  • Tamba Hali
    Tamba Hali
    Tamba Boimah Hali is an American football outside linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League. He was the 20th overall pick out of Penn State in the 2006 NFL Draft...

    , Liberia-born American football player
  • Tamba, a puppet on Tikkabilla
    Tikkabilla
    Tikkabilla is a UK children's television programme, shown on BBC1, BBC2 and on the CBeebies channel.The programme aims to educate pre-school children in an entertaining manner...

    , a UK children's TV show
  • Tamba, Estonia
    Tamba, Estonia
    Tamba is a village in Varbla Parish, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia, on the coast of the Gulf of Riga. It has only 9 inhabitants .The eastern part of the village is covered by Paadrema Nature Reserve....

    , village in Varbla Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia


Tamba is also:
  • the traditional name given to the second born son in the Kono Tribe of Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

    , West Africa. The first born is Sahr (Saah), the third born is Aiah (Eya), the fourth is Komba. The name order relates to a woman's second born son from a particular husband.
  • used by Kissi tribes in the triangle region of Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

    , Guinea
    Guinea
    Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

     and Liberia
    Liberia
    Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

    , otherwise known as the Parrot's beak region. Tamba is the second boy's name from a mother. Saah is first, Fayiah is third, Fallah is fourth. The Kissi tribe also name their girl children in order of Siah, Kumbah, Finda, Tewah, and Yawah (first through fifth).


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