Where does “ata mateʼne” come from?

ata mateʼne (Makasar) comes from Makasar ata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta — outsiders, alien people.

ata mateʼne (Makasar): a specially privileged slave

Definitions

  1. a specially privileged slave

Ancestry of “ata mateʼne”, step by step

ata mateʼne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarataslave; servant; subject; bondsman
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaʀtaoutsiders, alien people

via Makasar mateʼne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmateʼne—
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