Tama may mean:

Languages

Tama language Tama, or Tamongobo, is the primary language spoken by the Tama people in Ouaddai Region, Ouaddai, eastern Chad and in Darfur, western Sudan. It is a Taman languages, Taman language which belongs to the Eastern Sudanic languages, Eastern Sudanic ...

, the language of the Sudanese Tama people *

Tama languages The Tama languages are a small family of three clusters of closely related languages of northern Papua New Guinea, spoken just to the south of Nuku town in eastern Sandaun Province. They are classified as subgroup of the Sepik languages. ''Tama ...

, a language family of northern Papua New Guinea

Music

* Tama Drums, a Japanese brand manufactured by Hoshino Gakki * Tama (percussion), a type of talking drum from West Africa * "Tama", a song by Mory Kanté

People

* La Tama, previously Ocute, a Native American people of the U.S. state of Georgia * Tama, clan of junior Kazakh Jüz "horde", numbering ca. 70–115,000 * Tama people (Colombia), an indigenous group of Colombia * Tama people, an ethnic group in Chad and Sudan *, Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter * Tama, the ring name of professional wrestler Sam Fatu * Tama Hochbaum (born 1953), American artist and photographer *, Japanese painter * Tama Kurokawa (1869–1962) the third wife of Sir Edwin Arnold *, Japanese essayist *, Japanese physician and politician *, Japanese religious leader * Tama Tokuda (1920–2013), Japanese American performer and writer * Tama Tonga (born 1982), Tongan-American professional wrestler

Places

* Tama, Iowa, United States *

Tama County, Iowa Tama County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 17,135. Its county seat is Toledo, Iowa, Toledo. The county was formed on February 17, 184 ...

, United States * Tama, Niger * Tama, La Rioja, Argentina * Tama, Musashi (), an old district in

Musashi Province was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kawasaki and Yokohama. ...

, Japan ** Tama Area (), the western portion of Tokyo Prefecture ***

Tama Cemetery in Tokyo is the largest municipal cemetery in Japan. It is split between the cities of Fuchū, Tokyo, Fuchu and Koganei, Tokyo, Koganei within the Tokyo Metropolis. First established in April 1923 as , it was redesignated Tama Cemetery in 1935. ...

, the largest municipal cemetery in Japan ***

Tama Hills is an area of hills stretching across southwest Tokyo and northeast Kanagawa Prefecture in the Kantō Plain on Honshū, Japan. Its total area is approximately 300 km2. The Tama River marks its northeastern boundary. The Tama Hills border th ...

, an expanse of hills stretching along the southwestern flank of Tokyo **** Tama New Town, a residential development in the Tama Hills ***

Tama, Tokyo is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western Tokyo, western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,285 in 73,167 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city was . Geo ...

(), a municipality classified as a city, in western Tokyo *** Nishitama, Tokyo (), a district in Tokyo ***

Tama River The is a major river in Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Government of Japan, Japanese government. It is long, an ...

(), a river in Japan ** Tama-ku, Kawasaki (), a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa * Tama River, a tributary of the

Koshi River The Kosi or Koshi is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge onw ...

in Nepal * Tama, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) * Tama, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland)

Religion

* Tama (),

Shinto , also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...

term for reverence for elders * Tama (votive), a votive deposit or ex-voto used in the Eastern Orthodox Churches * Tama-nui-te-rā, the personification of the Sun in Māori mythology

Fiction

* Kurozumi Tama, fictional character from ''One Piece'' * '' Tama: Adventurous Ball in Giddy Labyrinth'', a Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn launch game only released in Japan * Tama, the reactivated form of the android Dark Washu in the manga ''No Need for Tenchi'' * Tama-chan ("full name" Onsen Tamago), a pet turtle character in the manga ''Love Hina'' * ''Tama'' (novel), by Winnifred Eaton * Tama Sakai, a character from the anime and manga '' D-Frag'' * The Children of Tama, a civilization encountered in the episode '' Darmok'' from the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Tama (Tamamohime), a talking fox-like character in the video game '' World of Final Fantasy'' * Tama Yagami, a character from the light novel '' Sasami-san@Ganbaranai''

Other uses

Tama (cat) was a female calico cat who gained fame for being a railway station master and operating officer at Kishi Station (Wakayama), Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama, Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Early life Tama was bo ...

, a cat who was a stationmaster of a Japanese railway station * TAMA 300, a gravitational wave detector *

Tama Art University or is a private Art school, art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan. History The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) fou ...

, a Japanese private art school * '' Tama edwardsi'', a genus of spiders * Tama Toshi Monorail Line (), in Tokyo, Japan * Tama Electric Car Company, a car manufacturer which became Prince Motor Company *

Tama-chan is the name given to a male bearded seal which was first spotted on August 7, 2002 near Maruko Bridge on Tama River in Tokyo, Japan, and subsequently became a national celebrity in Japan. Name Tama-chan is named after the river (''Tama River, T ...

, an Arctic seal living in the Tokyo area which became a national celebrity in 2002 * 1089 Tama (), an asteroid * Armenian draughts * Japanese cruiser ''Tama'', a Japanese light cruiser during World War II * Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity * A wooden spool for making

kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform and craftwork for making braids and cords. In the past, ''kumihimo'' decorations were used as accessories for kimono as well as samurai armor. ''Japanese braiding'', as is sometimes known in English, is also ...

braids with a Marudai * An abbreviation of the name of the virtual pet

Tamagotchi is a brand of handheld digital pets that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and in the United States on May 1, 1997, quickly becoming one of the bigge ...

by Bandai * An abbreviation for National Outline Plan