Austronesian & Japanese

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In Marquesan the term _uta_ means "dirge sung by a seated choir", and the
term _mauta'a_ "song announcing a visitor".
Source pp. 67-69 in
KELKEL, Manfred (1981)
_A la découverte de la musique polynésienne traditionnelle_
Paris: Publications Orientalistes de France. INALCO. 2 rue de Lille. 75007
PARIS. FRANCE.
Do you think these Marquesan terms are cognates of Japanese _uta_ "poem,
song"?

 Jean-Paul G. POTET. B. P. 46. 92114 CLICHY CEDEX. FRANCE.