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Baybayin (ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔, [a] Tagalog pronunciation: [bajˈbajɪn]) or Sulat Tagalog, also called Basahan, sometimes erroneously referred to as alibata, is a Philippine script widely used primarily in Luzon during the 16th and 17th centuries and prior to write Tagalog and to a lesser extent Visayan languages, Kampampangan, Ilocano ...
8 mar 2024 · Baybayin is a significant component of the Philippines’ pre-colonial script and cultural heritage. Recognized as ancient Filipino script, it combines consonants and vowels in a unique syllabic system. The script’s resurgence in popularity reaffirms its status as an emblem of national identity.
28 sie 2024 · Baybayin is one of the Philippines' ancient scriptures and forms of writing. Baybayin is just one of at least 16 different writing systems that were used in pre-colonial Philippines, a fairly lost era of before the advent of European intervention.
2 kwi 2020 · Baybayin, also popularly known as Alibata is one of the Philippines many writing systems that exist before the coming of the Spaniards. The current script used by the majority of Filipino is based on Tagalog Baybayin script.
19 lis 2018 · Most history books tell of Baybayin as the notable pre-colonial writing style then. It was also the one studied by the early Spanish books “ Doctrina Christiana ” (1593) and “Events in the...
18 sie 2022 · Baybayin is a pre-Hispanic Philippine writing system that was widely used throughout the islands before the arrival of the Spaniards. The term Baybayin comes from the Tagalog word, baybay, which means “to spell.” Spanish missionaries first documented it in the 16th century.
Baybayin is a beautiful and intriguing writing system, and learning about its roots is as important as learning how to write it. We’ll be discussing more of it in future posts. If you want to use Baybayin fonts for typing, simply download any of the fonts from Paul Morrow’s Baybayin font archive.
