Ancient Filipino script making a comeback with new generations
Baybayin, an ancient Filipino syllabary (written characters that represent syllables) is in the midst of a mini resurgence.
SBS1 年
Reviving Baybayin: A collective effort to preserve Filipino heritage
Recently, he organised a class aimed at introducing the Filipino language and Baybayin Script, an ancient writing system to eager learners. Baybayin, also known as Alibata (a term coined in the ...
SBS5 年
Why Baybayin and Indigenous languages are still relevant to young Filipinos
"The Baybayin is an ancient writing system used by the Tagalogs ... For the sake of our own, Taipan went back to the Philippines to study and turn Baybayin into art, and art into advocacy.