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Alphabet Tagalog (Baybayin)
Baybayin Script
Baybayin (also called Alibata) is a pre-colonial Philippine script widely used before Spanish colonization in the 16th century. It is an abugida where each character represents a consonant with an inherent 'a' vowel, modified by diacritics. It has 17 basic characters. Modern efforts are reviving its use — it is now taught in Philippine schools and featured on Philippine banknotes.
Independent Vowels
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ᜀ | A | a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| ᜁ | I / E | i / e | like 'ee' or 'e' in 'they' |
| ᜂ | U / O | u / o | like 'oo' or 'o' in 'go' |
Consonants (inherent A vowel)
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ᜃ | Ka | ka | like 'ka' in 'karma' |
| ᜄ | Ga | ga | like 'ga' in 'garden' |
| ᜅ | Nga | nga | like 'nga' in 'singer' |
| ᜆ | Ta | ta | like 'ta' in 'tarp' |
| ᜇ | Da / Ra | da / ra | like 'da' or a flap 'ra' |
| ᜈ | Na | na | like 'na' in 'nap' |
| ᜉ | Pa | pa | like 'pa' in 'park' |
| ᜊ | Ba | ba | like 'ba' in 'bark' |
| ᜋ | Ma | ma | like 'ma' in 'mark' |
| ᜌ | Ya | ya | like 'ya' in 'yard' |
| ᜎ | La | la | like 'la' in 'lamp' |
| ᜏ | Wa | wa | like 'wa' in 'water' |
| ᜐ | Sa | sa | like 'sa' in 'sand' |
| ᜑ | Ha | ha | like 'ha' in 'hat' |