Is Baybayin Really Just One of the Many Writing Systems in Ancient Philippines?

This is actually a very controversial question to answer. Along with other questions like “Is Baybayin only for Tagalog?” and “Does other regions or provinces have their own writing system?” to mention a few. So for today we will try to answer these questions. A lot are confused about the origin of Baybayin. Who wouldn’t?

How to Write Your Name in Baybayin

Perhaps the number one question about Baybayin is “How do I write my name in Baybayin?” The easiest way of course is to post this question in a Baybayin group and wait for someone to answer with a Baybayin transliteration of your name. However, if you are like me who loves to exercise their brain

How to Read and Write Baybayin

Good day! Baybayin (ᜊᜊᜌᜒ; ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔) is an ancient writing system in the Philippines which was used way before it was colonized by the Spaniards. Baybayin means “to spell” and it is an abugida or alphasyllabary. So for today we will learn how to read and write the Baybayin! Just a little bit of background, Abugida

Modern Baybayin (MB17+)

Good day mga kaBaybayin! Presenting  the Modern Baybayin 17+ or MB17+! What is MB17+ or Modern Baybayin 17+? The MB17+ is a modern version of B17+. The goal of MB17+ is to simplify and make the modernization of Baybayin easy without compromising practicality by avoiding the addition of scripts/characters and taking advantage of diacritics instead

Versions of Baybayin (What to Learn First)

Good day mga kaBaybayan! I’ve been seeing a lot of questions by Baybayin beginners concerning which Baybayin to learn first. A lot are confused about the different shapes and versions out there. There are B17, B17+, and modern Baybayin like B18+ and beyond. I will differentiate some of them later. What Version to Learn So