Alternatively, the pamudpod virama used in the descendant Hanunoo script can be used in place of the cross. Old Tagalog only have the sounds /a/, /i/ and /u/ A is implied in each consonant, I is represented by a dot above, and U is represented by a dot below.Ī cross below any consonant letter serves as the virama, which cancels the vowel implied in their respective transliteration this symbol was invented by Spanish missionaries first in the Ilocano variant of the script, as historical Baybayin did not allow for final consonants. Aa: ey, a, Bb: bi, ba, Cc: si, se, Dd: di da, Ee: i e, Ff: ef fa, Gg: dyi ga, Hh: eyts ha, Ii: ay i, Jj: dyey ja, Kk: key ka, Ll: el la, Mm: em ma, Nn: en na, Ññ: nya enye, Ngng: endyi nga, Oo: o, Pp: pi pa, Qq: kyu kwa, Rr: ar ra, Ss: es, sa, Tt: ti ta, Uu: yu u, Vv: vi, Ww: dobolyu wa, Xx: eks ekis eksa, Yy: way ya, Zz: zi zaīefore 1940, Tagalog and most other Philippine languages were written using a Spanish-based orthography, and the alphabet called abecedario.Ī B C CH D E F G H I J L LL M N Ñ ÑG/ NG̃/ N͠G/ GÑ O P Q R RR S T U V X Y Z Baybayin Letterĭots placed above or below the consonant letters are used to indicate i/ e and u/ o, respectively, but what word is meant has to be inferred from context.Alphabet Filipino alphabet Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ Ng O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Abakada Ī B K D E G H I L M N Ng O P R S T U W Y Letter names Įach letter has two names, one based on English, and one based on the Abakada.

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