tangata

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata. Cognates include Hawaiian kanaka, Tahitian taʻata and Samoan tagata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaŋata/ [ˈtɐŋɐtɐ] === Noun === tangata (irregular plural tāngata) human being, person, man ==== Derived terms ==== === References === John C. Moorfield (2011), “tangata”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN Tregear, Edward (1891), “tangata”, in Maori–Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 464–5 == Tongan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.ŋa.ta/ === Noun === tangata man human being