Tasaday

 

Entry from US Dictionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtasəˌdā, təˈsädī/

noun (plural or Tasadays)

  • a member of a small group of people living on the Philippine island of Mindanao, formerly said to represent a long-isolated Stone Age people discovered only in the 1960s.

adjective

  • relating to the Tasaday.

Origin:

apparently from Tasaday tau 'person' + sa (expressing location) + dáya 'inland'