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Urak Lawoi'
Etymology
Partial reduplication of มาตา (mata, “eye”), from Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata (“eye”); compare Malay mata-mata.
Pronunciation
Noun
ตามาตา (tamata)
- police; policeman
Further reading
- Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109), Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 153