Ayta

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Ita

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔajˈta/, [ʔaɪ̯ˈta]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: Ay‧ta

Noun

Aytá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜆ)

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

See also

• Negrito

Further reading

• “Ayta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qaRta”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary