"Tamban" is a word in WARAY, TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

Tamban - dried fish

támban - Something thrown in without
charge, a "baker’s dozen”; to throw in for
luck, etc. (cf. áman, tubúng, támba).

tamban
Definition: (noun) herring

támban - Sardine; a kind of fish; a kind of
sea-shell.

tamban n name given to sardines of several species.
-in- v [A13; c1] solve a problem by counting or by looking at and manip-ulating s.t.
representing the thing counted (analogous to the way tamban are soldby counting out each piece individually).
Tinambana (itinamban) pagkwinta, Reckon it by tallying or counting on your fingers.
n method of counting by manipu-lation of pieces.
paN- v [A2; b6] fish for tamban.
n occupation of fishing for tamban.
panalamban, pangtamban = paN-, n.