Tumtum

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  • Tumtum is an ethnic group in the Nuba Hills in Sudan. They speak Tumtum, a Nilo-Saharan language. The population of this group likely is below 10,000.
  • Tumtum, is a carriage drawn by one or more horses to carry people or cargo. It used to be the mode of transport before the advent of the motor car, in Pakistan, India and neighboring areas, also known as Tonga in some of those regions.
  • Tumtum is also a drum, made from a hollowed-out tree trunk, used in the music of Barbados.