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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀta (“outsiders, alien people”) via the Southern Luzon axis, possibly via Kapampangan. Compare Tuwali Ifugao Alta, Kapampangan Eta, Remontado Agta ata, Bikol Central agta, Cebuano agta, Maranao agta' / Aita, and Tausug agta'. Doublet of Agta.
Pronunciation
Noun
Aytá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜆ)
- Aeta people (indigenous people of Negrito origin of the mountainous parts of Luzon)
See also
Further reading
- “Ayta”, 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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