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 | always as in get. |
| h | gutturalized aspirate. |
| k | as in English. |
| w | always as initial w in English, win, wan. |
| g̃ | as ng in sing, hung, etc. |