Bolinao phonology

Bolinao has 21 phonemes: 16 consonants and five vowels. Syllable structure is relatively simple. Each syllable contains at least a consonant and a vowel.

Vowels
Bolinao has five vowels. They are: There are six main diphthongs:, , , , , and.
 * an open front unrounded vowel similar to English father
 * (written as $⟨e⟩$) a mid central vowel pronounced as in English telephone
 * a close front unrounded vowel similar to English machine
 * a close-mid back rounded vowel similar to English forty
 * a close back rounded vowel similar to English flute

Consonants
Below is a chart of Bolinao consonants. All the stops are unaspirated. The velar nasal occurs in all positions including at the beginning of a word.

Language Comparison
A common proverb from Philippine national hero Jose Rizal in English, “He who does not acknowledge his beginnings will not reach his destination,” is translated into Bolinao and followed by Pangasinan, the dominant indigenous language of Pangasinan province and the original in Tagalog for comparison: