Ayta

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

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