Stops

P, T, K and B, D, G resemble gAmE articulation. However, though aspiration of voiceless stops in syllable-initial, stressed position is present, it is rare among the acrolect group and not evident in the mesolect and basilect varieties. Some linguists believe that the Philippine languages’ tendency to avoid syllables having just a vowel is carried over into L₂ English. A glottal stop is therefore used to create a CV syllable; hence [ʔɑbɑut] ‘about’.