The rest of the additional letters are meant to enable the language to grow and modernize faster by reflecting modern experience, either by borrowing from English and other international languages, or adopting technical words from science and technology (oxygen, intergalactic, algorithm) also just to acknowledge that some of our proper nouns, e.g., our family names, actually exist in our language: Zuñiga, Gonzalez, Villar, Salazar, Filipinas, Vasquez. This was definitely an evolutionary leap in Filipino orthography-with a vision for the national language to develop from Tagalog by enrichment with entries from the country’s other native languages. In fact, the names of some of the languages and places (Ifugao, Ivatan) demand the inclusion of such letters.

The letters F, J, V and Z specifically honor and recognize some naturally-occurring sounds in our other Philippine languages that, intentionally or not, the Tagalog abakada could not accommodate.įor example, we have safot (spider web) in Ibaloy, masjid and jambangan (mosque and plant respectively) in Tausug and Mëranaw, vakul (grass headdress) in Ivatan and zigattu (east) in Ibanag. You can contact us at you do like our app, please take a minute to rate and write a great review.These eight “telltale” letters are C, F, J, Ñ, Q, V, X and Z. We always welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions. If the sound is not working, make sure the mute is turned off, then turn up the volume and the sound will work.Ĭontact us with any questions or comments: Value Your Feedback You can also follow us on Twitter, to get the latest news and new apps from Family Play. Like our Facebook Page,, and get the latest updates, contests and some freebies. We truly appreciate anything you can give us. This app aims to teach children the Filipino Alphabet especially those who are not in the Philippines.Ībakada is vital in helping children develop expressive and receptive language skills, master new vocabulary and strengthening comprehension.įor the parents, do join our community and tell us what you think or your comments and feedback. This app is primarily aimed at preschool kids between the ages of 2 and 5. Kids will have fun playing with the app without even realizing they’re learning from the app. We are proud to offer our new Alphabet App.Ībakada is designed and reviewed by educators to teach children letters of the Filipino Alphabet.

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