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What are the different alphabets of Philippines?

The Philippines only has one alphabet, which is the Latin alphabet. However, it uses a modified version of the Latin alphabet with additional letters that represent unique Filipino sounds:

* A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

The additional letters are:

* Ñ: Represents the sound "ny" as in "canyon"

* NG: Represents the sound "ng" as in "singer"

There are also diacritical marks used in Filipino:

* ` (acute accent): Indicates a stressed syllable

* ~ (tilde): Indicates a nasal vowel sound

Therefore, the Filipino alphabet consists of 28 letters and uses diacritical marks for specific sounds.

It's important to note that while Filipino uses the Latin alphabet, the pronunciation of some letters might differ from other English-speaking countries. For example, the letter "C" is usually pronounced as "k" in Filipino, and the letter "J" is pronounced as "h" in some cases.

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