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.