Ayta

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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Aytá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜆ)

  1. Aeta people (indigenous people of Negrito origin of the mountainous parts of Luzon)

See also

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Further reading

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  • 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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