EXPLANATION. 



For the common words of the different Filipino dialects I 

 have adopted the orthography which in my various treatises on 

 those dialects I have demonstrated to be the easiest, most 

 rational and convenient. I should be inconsistent as to my 

 own theories and convictions if I continued to follow the old 

 form of spelling. For the benefit of those who are not familiar 

 with the matter I will state that the consonants are pronounced 

 as follows : 



g 



li 

 k 

 w 



always as in get. 



gutturalized aspirate. 



as in English. 



always as initial w in English, win, wan. 



as ng in sing, hung, etc. 



Abbreviations. 



Bic. — Bicol. Pan. — Pangasinan. 



Eng. — English. Sp. — Spanish. 



Hoc. — Ilocan. Sp.-Fil. — Spanish-Filipino. 



Indo-Eng. — Indo-English. Tag. — Tagalog. 



Pam. — Pampango. Vis. — Viscayan. 



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