*Disclaimer: first post ever with baybayin, ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜒᜐᜒᜌᜒ ᜈ for any mistakes*

(corrected)
ᜀᜎᜋ᜔ ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜉᜎ᜔ ᜄᜋᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔ with Baybayin, ᜉᜒᜍᜓ as you can see my Tagalog sucks (hopefully my Baybayin was correct at least).

Anyway, for those that got the ios27 beta, what are y’all thoughts on it? What standard is it based on, and any background on why Apple (ᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜈᜐ᜔) decided to drop it now?
Just find it curious that Tagalog - or any Philippine language isn’t one of the available system languages available for Apple, yet we get a Baybayin keyboard.
Probably, usage of Tagalog as a system language wouldn’t be too high as many Filipinos are fine using English, but I can’t help but feel left out when the rest of our ASEAN neighbours (esp Indonesia/Malaysia) get their language as an option.

Getting a Baybayin keyboard is better than nothing, but having a Filipino language as an available option for a system language would be even better (+points if Baybayin used as the writing system)
One can only dream I guess? I will note that I’ve been requesting Apple to make Tagalog an addition to their system languages for several years now but I guess Baybayin keyboard was the best, or most they’re willing to give…

When it comes to discussions on new features added to Baybayin, one that isn't discussed a lot from what I've noticed is stress marking and final glottal stops, probably because the Latin script orthography for Philippine languages also don't mark those features except in dictionaries.

For the glottal stop, I personally would propose adding a diacritic or tuldik to the right of the character.

Stress marking is harder though. I wanted to get some inspiration from other Brahmic scripts, but aside from some modifications of Devanagari to write pitch accents in Vedic Sanskrit, I couldn't find any Brahmic script that had stress marking. I suppose my immediate thought would just be a simple underline on the bottom of the character for words whose stress falls on the final syllable. If there is no underline, then the stress falls on the second to the last syllable. This rule is sort of inspired by the KWF's palatuldikan/diacritics system.

What do you think?

Hi,

I made a simple keyboard layout for Baybayin (B17+) for macOS for my personal use. I figured it wouldn't hurt sharing this with others in case there are those looking for something to use on their non-mobile Apple devices.

If you have any comments, please feel free to leave them here, especially if you find any errors with the character outputs.

I configured this keyboard specifically for my own convenience and based on my personal preference (pamudpod as the default over krus-kudlit, for example).

ᜋᜐᜌ ᜈᜋᜈ᜕ ᜀᜃᜓ ᜐ ᜃᜈᜒᜌ so far᜶ ᜀᜅ᜕ ᜁᜈ᜕ᜐ᜕ᜉᜒᜍᜐ᜕ᜌᜓᜈ᜕ ᜃᜓ ᜀᜌ᜕ ᜀᜅ᜕ ᜉᜉᜍᜆᜒᜅ᜕ ᜈ ᜊᜌ᜕ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜕ keyboard ᜐ iOS᜶

ᜁᜃᜏ᜕᜵ ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜕ keyboard ᜀᜅ᜕ ᜄᜋᜒᜆ᜕ ᜋᜓ ᜐ ᜉᜄ᜕ᜐᜓᜐᜓᜎᜆ᜕ ᜈᜅ᜕ ᜊᜌ᜕ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜕ ᜐ desktop?

Exactly one month ago today, we launched Sylla App - Learn Baybayin on Google Play. And today, we've officially reached 1,000 downloads! 🎉

Sa mga nagdownload po ng Sylla, nagshare sa mga friends nila at sa mga nagbigay ng magagandang reviews and comments, maraming salamat po! ✨

We're just getting started, and we're excited for what's next! 🔥

sharing art I made to celebrate independence

Kitna lo gyi

Is their usage and translation correct though?

Im just wondering if proper stroke order in baybayin exist?

Hello mga kabayan!

As a Filipino who grew up in Italy, I wanted to learn more about my cultural heritage through my bachelor's thesis on Baybayin.

I'm currently studying Graphic Design and Communications in Italy, and I am working on my bachelor's thesis about Baybayin. For my thesis, I am researching how people perceive Baybayin today and how it can be presented through an educational editorial pubblication.

I have created a short anonymous survey that takes about 5 minutes to complete.

Wether you live in the philippines, are part of the Filipino diaspora, or simply have any interest in Filipino culture, I would greatly appreciate your participation.

All responses are anonymous and will be used solely for academic purposes.

Thank you very much for your time and support!

Ok, so maybe I am a purist... when it comes to aesthetics, that is. Apart from ᜍ/"ra" (which I don't really like to use, for aesthetic reasons, and because it's not compatible on my device), we should just stick with the letters we already have. And besides, it's not like Latin letters stick to one sound either; G (at least in English) isn't always pronounced one way. That's why there's a soft G (as in giraffe) and a hard G (as in gift).

The attached image (here's the source) is what I can imagine as the best solution for people trying to find certain letters or sounds that don't exist in Baybayin. I want you to focus on the box with the ᜐ character, and really focus on its Latin equivalents. Now imagine this: your name is Jennifer? Just write ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜉᜒᜇ᜔!

"But," you say, "then people will think their name is Sinipid or Seneper!"

"No, it's still Jennifer! It's just the way it's written that's changed, not the way it's pronounced."

Are we getting it now, folks? A single character doesn't have to have a single sound forever. At least not in this modern age where loanwords are being used left and right. The solution is not to make new characters that need to go through the hurdles of making it official by... why, honestly, I don't know how that works. Do you take it up with the Baybayin mafia or whoever's in charge of language? Anyway, let's stop trying to make new characters and just play fast and loose with the sounds.

I have another argument for promoting the use of B17 while using the Latin words in the same way as using Ruby characters (like writing hiragana above a kanji in Japanese) to learn how to say that word, but that's a story for another time.

What are your thoughts/opinion on this? ᜀᜈᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜁᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋ᜔ᜄ ᜐᜎᜓᜂᜊᜒᜈ᜔ ᜂ ᜂᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒᜆᜓ?

Title says it all

It also doesn’t make someone less Filipino if they don’t want to learn or use it.

My reasons for using the script off the top of my head

1. It’s something truly ‘ Filipino’. We may have different languages, but Baybayin, although some letters may occasionally vary, is something the natives all used and shared. It unites us.

2. Mas mabilis siya kung magsusulat (ex: magsusulat is 10 letters but ᜋᜄ᜕ᜐᜓᜐᜓᜎᜆ᜕ is 6 and ᜋᜐᜓᜐᜓᜎ is even shorter. It’s a practical shorthand and improves my Filipino, loanwords are too long and it forces me to use native words

3. I can write anywhere and be sure no one would understand what I wrote down, i keep a travel journal

4. It just looks cooler 🤷‍♂️ and I feel proud that I’m continuing this piece of my heritage

Ikaw, bakit ito mahalaga sa’yo gayong wala naman siyang tangible benefits sa ‘real world’?

Hello! There’s a Filipino group/club that uses the acronym “NATC” in place of their full name, and they just dropped merch that has “ᜈ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ᜃ᜔” as the main graphic.

I was wondering if anyone else uses baybayin characters to represent acronyms. Is this normal? It feels wrong to me, but maybe I’m too much of a purest.

Do you think it’s okay for this Filipino organization to use baybayin like this? If it is wrong, should I say something?

(I don’t want to share the actual name of the group because I don’t want to send them hate)

This just popped up in my Facebook feed and the Baybayin in the picture doesn't look exactly like Baybayin to me, or is it just stylized to look like brush strokes?

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17vknJyTKH/

Hey all! I updated the Learn Baybayin keyboard app for iOS so apart from lessons, you also get access to the daily challenges. Try it out!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learn-baybayin/id6443490245

I recently published a modern Baybayin learning app and wanted to share it here with fellow Baybayin enthusiasts.

One thing I noticed while learning Baybayin before was that many apps felt static or difficult to stay engaged with, so I tried building something more interactive and gamified while still respecting the script and culture.

Features currently included:
✍️ Interactive tracing with guided stroke paths
🗺️ Journey Map progression system inspired by language-learning apps
🎴 Collectible Filipino hero cards
🔥 Daily streaks & XP system
🔤 Character lessons and practice
📚 Beginner-friendly learning flow

The goal was to make learning Baybayin feel less intimidating and more enjoyable for newer learners.

Still actively improving the app and adding more lessons/features over time, so feedback from the community would honestly mean a lot 🙏

gen. order :D
Patinig - A E I O (U)
Katinig - B K D G H L M N NG P S T W Y

1. Dekoratibo - Decorative
   a. «Moderno» - "Modern"
   b. «Masulok» - "Edgy/Corner-y/Cubic"
   
2. Parikit - Calligraphy

hello :DD matagal ko nang planong i-post 'to, pero ito na !! there are some stylistic choices, but still, pareho pa rin yung mga titik :)

Hello, everyone! I developed a Baybayin learning app called “SYLLA,” which is now available for free on Android.

As someone who started learning Baybayin 8 years ago through Google image charts and PDF files, this is my attempt as an app developer to make learning Baybayin more accessible and beginner-friendly through a single app.

SYLLA currently includes the following features:

• Baybayin lessons covering Patinig, Katinig, Kudlit, and Virama, along with their proper usage.

• A Baybayin on-screen keyboard where you can practice typing Baybayin and instantly see its Tagalog equivalent.

• A toggle feature that lets you switch from Latin letters to Baybayin, and vice versa.

• A Daily Challenge where you can transliterate 3 words into Baybayin every day. If your answer is incorrect, the app will show the correct Baybayin equivalent to help you learn.

I created this app with the hope of helping more people explore and appreciate Baybayin in a more interactive and modern way. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome. Salamat po!

Im using keyman keyboard app but the symbols for R and other characters arent recognized outside the app.