Tani
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Tani may refer to:
- Abotani (forefather of all Tani clans such as Galo, Nyishi, Apatani, Adi, Hill Miris, Tagin and others) a tribal group in Arunachal PradeshArunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
, India - The Tani languagesTani languagesTani, Miric, Adi–Galo–Mishing–Nishi , or Abor–Miri–Dafla is a compact family of Tibeto-Burman languages situated at the eastern end of the Himalayas, in an area skirted on four sides by Tibet, Assam, Bhutan, and Burma....
- Tani is a district in Khost ProvinceKhost ProvinceKhost is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past...
, AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world... - Tani, Afghanistan
- Tani is a word in the Hindi language which means "water", synonymous with pani (another Hindi word for water)
- Tani, Prasat a sub-district of Prasat District in Surin ProvinceSurin ProvinceSurin is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Sisaket...
, North-Eastern Thailand - Tani Cohen-Mintz, Israeli basketball player
Japanese family name
Also, Tani (谷 which means "valley") is a Japanese family name. It can refer to a number of people, including:- Hayato TaniHayato TaniHayato Tani is a Japanese television actor.-Biography:He was born in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan and raised in Sasebo, Nagasaki...
, Japanese TV actor - Ikuko TaniIkuko Taniis a Japanese actress, seiyū and narrator from Tōkyō attached to Mausu Promotion. She is best known for her roles in Tanoshii Moomin Ikka , SpongeBob SquarePants and the Japanese dubs of the Harry Potter films .-Television animation:*Cowboy Bebop *Ghost Hound *Ginga...
, Japanese actress, seiyū and narrator from TōkyōTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... - Kei TaniKei Taniwas a Japanese comedian, actor and musician. Born in Tokyo, he learned to play the trombone and, while a student at Chuo University, began playing in jazz bands performing for American soldiers during the Occupation of Japan. He quit university and joined the City Slickers with Frankie Sakai in 1953...
, Japanese comedian, actor, musician - Koichi TaniKoichi Taniis a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Muraoka, Hyōgo and graduate of Meiji University he was elected for the first time in 2005.-External links:...
, a JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
serving in the House of RepresentativesHouse of Representatives of JapanThe is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
in the DietDiet of JapanThe is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
(national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... - Ryoko TaniRyoko Taniis one of the world's most famous and successful judoka. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka. She was an employee at Toyota Motor Corporation, but is now entering politics.-Career:...
, Japanese Judo Medalist (Wife of Yoshitomo TaniYoshitomo TaniYoshitomo Tani is a Japanese professional baseball player from Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan. He currently plays as an outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants....
) - Tateki TaniTani Tateki-External links:...
, Lieutenant General in Meiji PeriodMeiji periodThe , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
Japan - Yoshitomo TaniYoshitomo TaniYoshitomo Tani is a Japanese professional baseball player from Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan. He currently plays as an outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants....
Japanese Olympian and professional baseball player
Mythology and fiction
- Nang Tani (นางตาน), the female Thai ghost of a banana tree (of the Kluey Tani variety)
- In the PCPersonal computerA personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
MMORPGMMORPGMassively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
Ragnarok OnlineRagnarok OnlineRagnarok Online , often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG created by GRAVITY Co., Ltd. based on the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-jin. It was first released in South Korea on 31 August 2002 for Microsoft Windows and has since been released in many other...
, Nang Tani is best known as the MVP boss character of the Ayothaya Dungeon, where she is named "Lady Tani" - Akiko Tani, a minor character of Case ClosedCase ClosedCase Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...
(Detective Conan)