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(Our ancestors’ ancient alphabet consist of three vowels and fourteen consonants.
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In an interview with Roy Cagalingan, a historian from the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino, he formally defined baybayin as the “ sinaunang alpabeto ng ating mga ninuno na naglalaman ng tatlong patinig at labing-apat na katinig, na nagmula sa salitang baybay ng mga Tagalog, na nangangahulugang lupain sa tabi ng dagat”. As an alpha-syllabic script, its specific characters can either be a single consonant or vowel, or a syllable. Primarily, baybayin was used by inhabitants in the Luzon and Visayas regions. However, in the 13th century, Malaysian and Indonesian cultures influenced the writing system in the Philippines, leading us to discover baybayin. Instead, they relied on oral tradition or word-of-mouth as a way of communication. In ancient times, people living in the Philippines did not have any kind of writing system. Pre-Colonial Period: The Birth of Baybayin
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In the pre-colonial period, baybayin was the writing script of Filipinos living in different islands.īaybayin for dalandan, pinya and atis (photo from baybayinart ) Thus, its cultural importance and possible inclusion in the current curriculum should be considered. Most of the children living in this era have forgotten the historical significance of our native alphabet.