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Listen to How to Say...Abakada, the Tagalog AlphabetBetween the 1930s and mid-1970s, the abakada was taught as the alphabet of the Philippine national language. It was developed by the renowned scholar Lope K. Santos. This alphabet includes twenty letters (five vowels and ten consonants) representing the "native" sounds used by Filipinos before the arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th century. a (a) b (ba) k (ka) d (da) e (e) g (ga) h (ha) i (i) l (la) m (ma) n (na) ng (nga) o (o) p (pa) r (ra) s (sa) t (ta) u (u) w (wa) y (ya) a, b, k, d, e, g, h, i, l, m, n, ng, o, p, r, s, t, u, w, y a, ba, ka, da, e, ga, ha, i, la, ma, na, nga, o, pa, ra, sa, ta, u, wa, ya Abakada mnemonic songThe folk singer Florante made famous an Abakada song that has served as a useful mnemonic for generations of Filipino children and students of Tagalog. Here are the lyrics and a recording of the relevant part. Turn up the volume! A-Ba-Ka-Da E-Ga-Ha-I-La Ma-Na-Nga-O-Pa Ra-Sa-Ta-U-Wa-Ya
A - Ang mag-aral ay gintong tunay
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