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Filipino language
Filipino is the national language of the Philippines and, along with English, is an official language; designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Filipino is an Austronesian language that is based on various existing native languages in the Philippines, with a significant number of Spanish...
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The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. It evolved from the western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was borrowed and modified by the...
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Filipino orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the Filipino language, which includes its alphabet. The Makabagong alpabetong Filipino (English: Modern Filipino alphabet) is made up of 28 letters, which includes the entire 20-letter...
Filipino alphabet
The modern Filipino alphabet is made up of 28 letters based on the Latin alphabet. It uses the standard 26 letters, plus two additional ones. It was made with the intention to replace the older, 20-letter "Abakada" alphabet, which was introduced by...