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
  • Hyphenation: Ay‧ta
  • IPA(key): /ʔajˈta/, [ʔaɪ̯ˈta]

Noun

Aytá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜆ)

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

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