Abakada alphabet

The Abakada alphabet was an "indigenized" Latin alphabet adopted for the Tagalog-based Wikang Pambansa (now Filipino) in 1939.[1]

The alphabet, which contains 20 letters, was introduced in the grammar book developed by Lope K. Santos for the newly-designated national language based on Tagalog.[2] It was officially adopted by the then Institute of National Language (Filipino: Surian ng Wikang Pambansa) and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (Filipino: Pambasang Komission Para sa Kultura at mga Pambasa).[3].

The alphabet has since been superseded by the adoption of the Filipino alphabet (with an additional eight letters and repositioning of the letter K) in 1987.

  1. ^ ABS-CBN News (September 17, 2019). "Libreng aklat: Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa maaari nang ma-download". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kasaysayan: Ebolusyon ng Alpabetong Filipino". PBworks. October 11, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  3. ^ Santos, Lope K. (2019) [1939]. Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá (PDF). Manila: Aklat ng Bayan. ISBN 978-621-8064-57-7.

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