Consonants
Working orthography | IPA | Example words |
B | /b/ | balat – skin |
C | /k/, /s/ | |
D | /d/ | dugo – blodd |
F | /f/, /p/ | |
G | /g/, /dʒ/, /h/ | gagamba – spider |
H | /h/ | hayop – animal |
J | /dʒ/, /h/ | |
K | /k/ | kamay – hand |
L | /l/ | likod- back |
M | /m/ | mata – eye |
N | /n/ | nanay – mother |
Ñ | /ɲ/ | |
Ng | /ŋ/ | ngipin – tooth |
P | /p/ | pangalan – name |
Q | /k/ | |
R | /ɾ/ | sero – zero |
S | /s/ | suso – breast |
T | /t/ | tiyan – stomach |
V | /v/, /b/ | |
W | /w/ | walo – eight |
X | /ks/ | |
Y | /j/ | |
Z | /z/, /s/ |
Vowels
Working Orthography | IPA | Example Words |
A | /a/ | atay – liver |
E | /ɛ/ | |
I | /i/ | ilong – nose |
O | /o/, /u/ | |
U | /u/ | ulo – head |