"Agta" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

ágtà - Blackish, black, negro-black. Abáw,
dáw ágtà ang bátà. Oh, the child is as
black as a negro. Diín ka man magágtà?
Where did you become so black? Naagtaán
gid akó siníng áti. I consider this Negrito
very black. (cf. áta, id.).

agtà n {1} supernatural man of dark complexion and extraordi-nary size, said to inhabit trees, cli?
s, or empty houses.
He is said to play practical jokes on people, kidnap them.
He has a large cigar in his mouth.
{2} name occasionally given to Negritos.