
In the Malay/Indonesian-speaking countries of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, words and names with /f/ are primarily of Arabic and (to a lesser extent) European origin; and /f/ is often replaced by /p/, giving pairs such as Sufian~Sopian and Mustafa~Mustapa. Telephone is rendered as talipon.
In the Philippines, Spanish /f/ becomes /p/, hence Pilipinas/Pilipino/Pilipina.
And in both Malay and Tagalog, handphone may be rendered as handpon.
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