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Abakada, the Tagalog Alphabet

Between 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 song

The 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

Ba - Bagay na dapat pagsikapan

Ka - Karunungan ay kailangan lang

Da - Dunong ay gamot sa kamangmangan

E - Ewan ang sagot kapag hindi alam

Ga - Gaga't gago ay yaong mga hangal

Ha - Hahayaan bang ikay magkagayon

I - Iwasan mo habang may pagkakataon

La - Labis-labis ang mapapala

Ma - Magsikhay ka lang sa pag-aaral

Na - Nasa guro ang wastong landas

Nga - Ngayoy sikapin mong ito ang mabagtas

O - Oras na upang ikaw ay magising

Pa - Pansinin mo ang dako na madilim

Ra - Rehas ng mga tanong ay sagutin

Sa - Sabihin mong ikaw ay may alam na rin

Ta - Tatalino ang bawat isa

U - Unawain lang at turuan

Wa - Wiwikain ang Abakada

Ya - Yaman at gabay sa kaunlaran



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