tagata

Wallisian

noun

Definitions

man
human being

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *taŋata.

Origin

Proto-Polynesian

*taŋata

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kanaka Hawaiian
tangata Maori
*taŋata Proto-Polynesian
tangata Rapa Nui
tagata Samoan
tangata Tongan (Tonga Islands)
taʻata Tahitian
tagata Tuvaluan