Tama
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'''Tama''' may mean:
==People==
* [[Sam Fatu]], a professional wrestler, uses this name amongst others
* [[Tama Janowitz]], an American writer
* [[Hosokawa Gracia|Hosokawa Tama]] ({{lang|ja|細川 玉}}), a Japanese noblewoman
* nickname for [[Tamara]]
* [[Tama (Cascade)]], a Japanese musician, formerly of the band [[Cascade (band)|Cascade]]
* [[Tama (Hysteric Blue)]], a Japanese musician, formerly of the band [[Hysteric Blue]]
* [[Tama (Porno Graffitti)]], a Japanese musician, formerly of the band [[Porno Graffitti]]
==Religion==
* Tama ({{lang|ja|魂}}), part of the [[soul]] in the Japanese [[Shinto]] faith, roughly equivalent to ghost, spirit, or soul
* [[Tama (votive)|Tama]] (plural ''tamata''), a [[votive deposit]] or [[ex-voto]] used in the [[Eastern Orthodox Churches]]
* [[Tama-nui-te-rā]], the personification of the Sun in Māori mythology
==Places==
* [[Tama, Iowa]], a city
* [[Tama County, Iowa]]
* [[Tama, La Rioja]], Argentina
* [[Tama, Musashi]] ({{lang|ja|多摩郡}}), an old district in [[Musashi Province]]
** [[Tama Area]] ({{lang|ja|多摩地域}}), the western portion of [[Tokyo|Tokyo Prefecture]]
*** [[Tama Hills]], an expanse of hills stretching along the southwestern flank of Tokyo
**** [[Tama New Town]], a residential development in the Tama Hills
*** [[Tama, Tokyo]] ({{lang|ja|多摩市}}), a municipality classified as a city, in western Tokyo
**** Tama Hills, A [[USAF]] Installation in [[Tama, Tokyo]]
*** [[Nishitama, Tokyo]] ({{lang|ja|西多摩郡}}), a district in Tokyo
*** [[Tama River]] ({{lang|ja|多摩川}}), a river in Japan
**** [[Tama-chan]], an Arctic [[pinniped|seal]] living in the Tokyo area which became a national celebrity in 2002
** [[Tama-ku, Kawasaki]] ({{lang|ja|多摩区}}), a ward in [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa]]
==Other==
* [[1089 Tama]] ({{lang|ja|多摩}}), an asteroid
* [[TAMA 300]], a gravitational wave detector
* [[TAMA (video game)]], a [[Playstation]] launch game
* [[Tama (spider)]], a genus of [[Tree trunk spider]]s
* [[Tama (cat)]], a cat who is a [[stationmaster]] of a Japanese railway station.
* [[Tama Drums]], a Japanese brand manufactured by [[Hoshino Gakki]]
* [[Tama people]], an ethnic group in Sudan
* [[Tama language]], their language
* Word for [[darkness]] in some Slavic languages
* [[Tama Toshi Monorail Line]] ({{lang|ja|多摩都市モノレール線}}), in Tokyo, Japan
* A type of [[talking drum]] in Senegal
* [[Tama (novel)]], by [[Winnifred Eaton]]
* a minor Kazakh [[Jüz]] "horde", numbering ca. 40-45,000
== See also ==
* [[w:ja:タマ]]
* [[w:ja:玉]]
* [[w:ja:多摩]]
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