Baybayin translator
Mabuhay! This is a traditional Baybayin translator and is optimized for the Filipino language.Warning! Don't use this as a tool for Baybayin tattoos as it's only a program and has limitations. Get a custom Baybayin tattoo design instead. Check out the translator usage guide for more info.
Paul R. Verzosa’s Pangbansang Titik nang Pilipinas – How Baybayin was named Alibata
I recently finished reading Paul R. "Verzosa's Pangbansang Titik nang Pilipinas". He's the man responsible for coining the term Alibata. You might have read the quote that's been re-quoted over and over again from Paul Morrow's site: In 1921 I returned from the United States to give public lectures on Tagalog philology, calligraphy, and linguistics. I introduced the word alibata, which found its way into newsprints and often mentioned by many authors in their writings. I coined this word in 1914 in the New York Public Library, Manuscript Research Division, basing it on the Maguindanao (Moro) arrangement of letters of the ...
Baybayin on hot bodies
It's summer and time to show off your tattoos and abs. Here's some work I've done for hot bodies. Kat Longa (Playboy model) She liked the look of modified Baybayin on her back even if I tried to get her to go with traditional. How could I say no? Below is a photo of her wrist that says Ate (sister).
Movie: Green Rocking Chair. A Juan Baybayin Story
Came across this documentary today. I badly want to see this. Too bad it's not on DVD yet. It was released 2008 in the Philippines and directed by Roxlee. The filmmaker’s personal search for Baybayin or Alibata, the original Filipino writings before the Spaniards came and colonized the Philippines in 1521. The search will determine of such ancient alphabet still exists and practices all over the archipelago. GreenRockingChairMovie.com IMDB info
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Baybayin (incorrectly known as Alibata) is a pre-Filipino writing system from the islands known as the "Philippines". This site is run by Christian Cabuay who also runs PinoyTattoos.com.
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