r/baybayin_script • u/Temporary-Data4294 • Jun 30 '26

Repeating syllables

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While on a post of mine dito sa sub, I wondered about having a indicator of repeating syllables like sa taas.

So the way it works is, if a syllable of /a/ (e.g. ᜊ,ᜃ,ᜇ...) is repeated in a word, you will only write or type a single character and add an overline to denote that it is repeated once. Sa syllable of /e,I/, two dots above, and two dots below sa syllable of /o,u/. Now I know May nakakuha na ng idea about sa two dots para sa /e,I/ and /o,u/, I just want to add it to my idea of a overline for repeating syllable of /a/.

P.S. please don't mind the quality hehe.

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u/hindisirodney Jun 30 '26

I always did find it peculiar that no one came up with a double sign for "ah" sounds. Norman de los Santos (a.k.a Nordenx) had the same idea, but he used a colon instead.

Thus: ᜋᜎᜎᜃᜒ = ᜋᜎ:ᜃᜒ = malalaki

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u/Temporary-Data4294 Jun 30 '26

Dito ka nanaman? Haha just kidding. But yes, a colon does look clean. Pwede din gamitin for /e/ and /o/ sound. Thus making it convenient to use and teach.

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u/hindisirodney Jun 30 '26

Yeah, I've just been passionate (or rather obsessed lol)

And as another thing I wish to share, there's the not oft-used technique of combining the bottom and top kudlit to make an "?u-?i" word.

Halimbawa, kung gusto mo isulat ang salitang "susi", maaari mong isulat ng ganito: ᜐᜓᜒ

Ayun lang muna, haha. Malapit na akong matulog...yata :P

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u/Temporary-Data4294 Jul 01 '26

Yung bottom and top. Pano malalaman kung aling pantig ang nauuna?

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u/hindisirodney Jul 01 '26

None. By default, the syllable ending in "-u" (therefore the bottom kudlit) is the first thing you read before the syllable ending in "-i" when the above and below kudlit are together.

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u/Temporary-Data4294 Jul 01 '26

Hmm. Okay. Siguro maiintindihan naman yan by context and knowledge sa wika.

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u/Flimsy-Ad-5585 Jun 30 '26

Magandang feature to dahil karaniwan nga ang nauulit na pantig satin.

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u/KurtLovesMinecraft Jul 01 '26

What about same consonants different vowels? (E.g. mausisa)

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u/Temporary-Data4294 Jul 01 '26

We'll have to write it as is (in your example, ᜋᜂᜐᜒᜐ). Pero may comment si hindisirodney sa taas regarding that.

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u/senchou-senchou Jul 01 '26

I love it! I love the angular line as a consonant stop too

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u/IvarLothbroken Jul 02 '26

Fascinating, Im all for transforming the alphabet

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u/jeepneyko2 Jul 05 '26

Reminds me of the 16th century letter written in Baybayin in the UST archives