Baybayin is a script writing style related to Tagalog and other Filipino languages. It was used commonly through the late 1800s. The term "baybayin" literally means "syllables."
Writing in Baybayin
Baybayin is a abugida system using consonant-vowel combinations. Each character is a consonant ending with the vowel "a." To produce consonants with other vowel sounds, a mark is placed above or below the consonants. There is only one symbol for the letters D or R.
Alibata
Baybayin is commonly incorrectly referred to as "Alibata." The term was invented in 1939 by Paul Versoza, a member of the National Language Institute.
Baybayin Style and Instruction
Baybayin.com: How To Write Baybayin
How to write Baybayin from Christian Cabuay on Vimeo.
Eagles Corner: Baybayin Translator
Fato Profugus: Alibata | Download Alibata Font
Baybayin Tattoos and Photos
Google Image Search: Baybayin
Flickr: Alibata Photos
References
Fast Facts
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AKA
Alibata
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Related spoken languages
Ilokano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Tagalog, Bikol languages, Visayan languages
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Parent system
Proto-Canaanite alphabet
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Sister systems
Balinese, Batak, Buhid, Hanunó'o, Javanese, Lontara, Old Sundanese, Rejang, Tagbanwa
