Baybayin, the Syllabic Alphabet of the Tagalogs

by Jean-Paul G Potet and M. Jean-Paul G. POTET

When the Spaniards conquered the Philippines (Cebu 1565, Manila 1571), they noticed several of its nations had a writing system of their own, called Bayb yin in Tagalog. It was a king of short-hand that did not make it possible to record closing consonants; thus i-lu in Bayb yin could represent -log "river", i-l ng "nose" or it-l g "egg", so much so that, while easy to write, it was difficult to read. Because of this shortcoming, it gave way to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0244142416
• ISBN13: 9780244142414
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"