Maori

Noun

tangata ‎(irregular plural tāngata)

1. human being, person, man
   • 1858, Francis Dart Fenton, The Laws of England, Compiled and translated into the Māori language:

     Ta ratou, ma te tangata mate i te mahi he a tetahi, ma nga whanaung ranei o te tangata i patua, ma ratou tonu e whakawa te tangata hara, ma ratou tonu e whiu, e whakamate ranei, me he mea ka tika ki to ratou na whakaaro kia mate ia.

     With them, it is usual for the man who has been injured, or for the relations of a man slain, not only to judge, but to punish the offender, and even, if they think it just that he should die, to kill him

Derived terms

• tangata māori
• tāngata whenua

References

• tangata Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index.

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata.

Noun

tangata ‎(plural ngangata)

1. human being
2. man
3. person

Derived terms

• tangata manu
• tangata rongo
• tangata rongorongo

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata.

Noun

tangata

1. man
2. human being