tan-buulumm m htan-buulumun.1dust, dirt, very fine-grained sand (finer than tan-busung n.)Tan-buulum a lo n nina po.Dust got (lit. fell) into my eyes.2a special kind of fine white clay (chalk?) that is eaten (sucked) by many Ghanaian peopleKambongka poowa ale ta puuk la, wa kasiyam a mog ka tan-buulum.Because the wife of the Ashanti is pregnant, she is always sucking tan-buulum.

taung (sand), buulum (powdered)

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