{"id":5034,"date":"2017-08-06T08:59:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T00:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/?p=5034"},"modified":"2021-07-12T09:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T01:57:27","slug":"the-expats-guide-to-ancient-filipino-script-baybayin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/2017\/08\/06\/the-expats-guide-to-ancient-filipino-script-baybayin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Expat’s Guide to Ancient Filipino Script, Baybayin"},"content":{"rendered":"

An indigenous script writing in the Philippines, Baybayin<\/em> was once considered an endangered writing system, with only one remote village tribe still using the script. But surprisingly, people have shown renewed interest in and a new sense of appreciation of Baybayin<\/em>. Perhaps it\u2019s due to its artistic appeal just like that of writing Japanese or Chinese calligraphy. Or, Filipinos are simply learning to reclaim a part of their identity.<\/p>\n

For expats, knowing about an ancient language like Baybayin<\/em>, besides being simply fascinating, can open a window into the country\u2019s culture and history. And the Philippines sure has a lot of things in store for you to discover.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re curious about this precious ancient script, here is a quick beginner\u2019s guide to learning how to write Baybayin courtesy of Baybayin Pinas Facebook page.<\/p>\n

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  1. Memorize the 14 consonants (all with \/a\/ sounds) and 3 vowels, which composes the original alphabet.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/baybayinpinas\/photos\/a.1677378348995518.1073741830.131280546938647\/1677378458995507\/?type=3&theater<\/p>\n

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    1. Use a kudlit<\/em> (a small mark, usually a dot) to change the pronunciation of the consonants:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      A k<\/em>udlit<\/em> above a character will give it an \/e\/ or \/i\/ sound.
      \nA k<\/em>udlit<\/em> below a character will give it an \/o\/ or \/u\/ sound.
      \nA krus-kudlit<\/em> (small \u2018x\u2019 mark) or a pamudpod <\/em>(curved line) below a character will remove the \/a\/ sound.<\/p>\n

      https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/baybayinpinas\/photos\/a.1677378348995518.1073741830.131280546938647\/1677378495662170\/?type=3&theater<\/p>\n

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      1. In special cases wherein an English sound has no direct Baybayin equivalent, it has to be “Filipinized.”<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/baybayinpinas\/photos\/a.1677378348995518.1073741830.131280546938647\/1677769818956371\/?type=3&theater<\/p>\n

        4. Write a word based on its pronunciation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Note that there is no \u2018v\u2019 or \u2018f\u2019 in Baybayin, so you would have to use the \u2018b\u2019 or \u2018p\u2019 consonant, respectively.<\/p>\n

        https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/baybayinpinas\/photos\/a.1677378348995518.1073741830.131280546938647\/1677378658995487\/?type=3&theater<\/p>\n

        5. Practice writing your name!<\/strong><\/p>\n

        https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/baybayinpinas\/photos\/a.1677378348995518.1073741830.131280546938647\/1677378695662150\/?type=3&theater<\/p>\n

        That’s it\u2014as easy as one-to-five! Once you’ve mastered the basics, you can try Baybayin in brush calligraphy or create a romantic Baybayin haiku. Exciting, right?<\/p>\n

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        Written by Rizelle “Rei” Lea\u00f1o
        \n<\/span><\/em>Source: Baybayin Pinas Facebook page<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Baybayin is truly a fascinating ancient writing system that you can learn!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1730],"tags":[659,657,656,660,174,579,658],"class_list":["post-5034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-and-history","tag-ancient-script","tag-ancient-writing","tag-baybayin","tag-calligraphy","tag-filipino","tag-guide","tag-history"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5034"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5103,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5034\/revisions\/5103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}