

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. Abakada is designed and reviewed by educators to teach children letters of the Filipino Alphabet. Hard copies are currently unavailable for purchase online.We are proud to offer our new Alphabet App.

Hard copies available in limited quantities at: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino and UST Publishing House, Manila. "Phonology: The Sound of Language" is a chapter in The Tagalog Region: Lexicon of the Languages & Dialects (2009) by Fe Aldave Yap. This alphabet was instituted in 1987 during the Aquino presidency. The current Filipino alphabet includes 8 letters from the Spanish alphabet: c, f, j, ñ, q, v, x, z. Abakada remained the national language's alphabet from 1940 to 1976. The result was 20 letters (5 vowels and 15 consonants). Santos developed The Grammar of the National Language (Ang Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa), which contained the alphabet for the national language abakada, named after its first three letters, representing the sounds in the Tagalog language. Spanish missionaries introduced the Latin alphabet and the Spanish language. Before today, the number of letters in the Filipino alphabet varied, having four sets of letters since the pre-colonial times.
