tangata
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata.
Noun
tangata (irregular plural tāngata)
- human being, person, man
- 1858, Francis Dart Fenton, The Laws of England, Compiled and translated into the Māori language[1]:
- Ta ratou, ma te tangata mate i te mahi he a tetahi, ma nga whanaung ranei o te tangata i patua, ma ratou tonu e whakawa te tangata hara, ma ratou tonu e whiu, e whakamate ranei, me he mea ka tika ki to ratou na whakaaro kia mate ia.
- With them, it is usual for the man who has been injured, or for the relations of a man slain, not only to judge, but to punish the offender, and even, if they think it just that he should die, to kill him
Derived terms
References
- “tangata” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata.
Pronunciation
Noun
tangata