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English
Noun
Agta (plural Agtas or Agta)
- Alternative form of Aeta
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Kapampangan
Noun
Ágta
- Aeta people (indigenous people of Negrito origin of the mountainous parts of Luzon)
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀta (“outsiders, alien people”). Compare Tuwali Ifugao Alta, Kapampangan Eta, Remontado Agta ata, Bikol Central agta, Cebuano agta, Maranao agta' / Aita, and Tausug agta'. Doublet of Ayta.
Pronunciation
Noun
Agtá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜆ)
- Aeta people (indigenous people of Negrito origin of the mountainous parts of Luzon)
See also
Further reading
- “Agta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaRta”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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