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but in the case of words recently borrowed from English, as in jeep
k as in king k kamera (camera)
l as in level l lason (poison)
m as in mature m mata (eyes)
n as in nut n numero (number)
ñ as in Spanish mañana ny Señor (Mr)
ng as in England ng ngipin (teeth)
p as in patriot p pera (money)
q as in question q kuwento (story)
r as in rat r radyo (radio)
s as in start s silya (chair)
t as in time t tasa (cup)
v as b v barnis (varnish)
but in the case of words recently borrowed from English, as in veto

w as in way w wika (language)
x as in x-ray x ekstra (extra)
y as in yard y yate (yacht)
z as s z soo (zoo)

but in the case of words recently borrowed from English, as in zinc

Vowels
a like ar in car a sabon (soap)
e like ay in way e edad (age)
i like ee in meet i istakada (stockade)
o like o in note o loka (mad)
u like oo in boot u luhod (kneel)

Vowel combinations
ia = ya or iya piano piyano
ie = ye or iye pie pye
io = yo or iyo violin biyolin
ua = wa or uwa qualifications kwalipikasyon
ue = we or uwe question kuwestiyon
ui = wi or uwi intuition intuwisyon

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