Baybayin, the Pre-Hispanic Scriptīefore the arrival of the Spanish colonizers in the 16th century, some native Tagalog-speaking societies used Baybayin. Okay, hop into your time machine and let’s go. Or at least two that fell out of disuse, and one that’s used 99.999998% of the time. Well, to understand it, we might even say that Filipino has three alphabets. (Read: How to use Tagalog vs Filipino vs Pilipino and More!) Uhmm… What’s the difference between Tagalog and Filipino? In a nutshell, Tagalog is what the language is called in everyday life, and for an academic setting, you might want to call it Tagalog. I’d even say it’s more appropriate to call the language “Filipino” here, because we’re talking about the language academically. You’ll be surprised that the Tagalog, or should I say Filipino, has its own alphabet. Long time learners or the language might tell you it doesn’t. If you do like our app, please take a minute to rate and write a great review.Does Tagalog have its own alphabet? Or, does Tagalog have the same alphabet as the English alphabet?

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This Alphabet app is primarily aimed at preschool kids between the ages of 2 and 5. Kids will have fun playing with the Filipino Alphabet app without even realizing they’re learning from the app. This alphabet app is designed and reviewed by educators to teach children letters of the Filipino Alphabet. We are proud to offer our new Alphabet App.Ībakada is also known as the Filipino Alphabet or the Tagalog Abakada.

Abakada letters