New to Baybayin? Here's your quick start.

Baybayin is a precolonial Filipino script used from the 14th to 19th century. It’s an abugida: a type of syllabary where each character represents a consonant + vowel sound.

To write words, break them into syllables by sound.
Example: “Cristina” → Kris. Tin. Na → ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ
Baybayin has 3 vowel characters (A, E/I, O/U) and 14 consonants.
Each consonant defaults to “A” unless marked.

Use kudlit marks to change vowels:
• Above = “E” or “I”
• Below = “O” or “U”

Use the virama to cancel the vowel — a modern addition for closed syllables like “Kris.”

Baybayin reflects spoken Filipino, not English spelling.

It’s a living script — found in art, passports, and even currency.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baybayin

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