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Tiombo also has other variations. For example, when you are reversing in a car, the person who will help you in this maneuver will certainly shout \"tiombo\" to tell you to wait.<\/span><\/p>
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Tiombo literally means "hold on". This expression is very often used colloquially. It is therefore not uncommon to hear 鈥渢iombo la em鈥�, in other words 鈥渨ait for me here鈥�, or 鈥渢iombo li鈥� for 鈥渟top it. 禄
Tiombo also has other variations. For example, when you are reversing in a car, the person who will help you in this maneuver will certainly shout "tiombo" to tell you to wait.
Finally, there is a sega, by Cassiya, which speaks of Tiombo li Madame. In other words, the performer asks a mom to 鈥済et hold of her daughter's suitor, not let him go. 禄
Tiombo literally means \"hold on\". This expression is very often used colloquially. It is therefore not uncommon to hear \u201ctiombo la em\u201d, in other words \u201cwait for me here\u201d, or \u201ctiombo li\u201d for \u201cstop it. \u00bb<\/span><\/p>
Tiombo also has other variations. For example, when you are reversing in a car, the person who will help you in this maneuver will certainly shout \"tiombo\" to tell you to wait.<\/span><\/p>
Finally, there is a sega, by Cassiya, which speaks of Tiombo li Madame. In other words, the performer asks a mom to \u201cget hold of her daughter's suitor, not let him go. \u00bb<\/span><\/p><\/body><\/html>","mediaType":"text","videoId":"","imageCover":{"url":"https:\/\/www.expat.com\/images\/upload\/6\/7\/3\/6\/1648639549-diko-kreol-news_item_slider-t1648639549.png","alt":"","author":""},"tagMain":{"label":"Features","link":"\/en\/expat-mag\/africa\/mauritius\/t-2-features\/"},"tags":[{"label":"Mauritius","url":"\/en\/expat-mag\/africa\/mauritius\/"}],"creditsAuthors":[],"blockAuthor":[],"pdf":[],"sponsored":"","modifyLink":"https:\/\/www.expat.com\/cerberus\/news.php?p=edit&id=6737&languageId=0","countLike":0,"isCurrentUserLiked":false,"tableOfContent":[],"sources":[],"views":722,"readTime":"1 min read"};
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