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Baybayin, The Ancient Filipino Syllabary

Please go through a tutorial before using this quick reference. Each symbol represents a syllable; the vowel is built in. The kudlít
above indicates the vowel e/i; below, the vowel o/u. The cross-shaped virama cancels the vowel sound at the end of a word.

a e/i o/u example


a I U
b b bee bo bt batà
k k ki ku knin= kanin
d, r d di du dito dito
g g gi gu gbi gabí
h h hi hu hNin-= hangin
l l li lu lks= lakás
m m mi mu mrmi marami
n n ni nu nku nakú
ng N Ni Nu NOn= ngayón
p p pi pu pl palá
s s si su sriw sariwà
t t ti tu tO tao
w w wi wu wl walâ
y y yi yu ymn= yaman
Reference: http://www.mts.net/~pmorrow/bayeng1.htm

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