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Baybayin, the Syllabic Alphabet of the Tagalogs
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Jean-Paul G. POTET
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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When the Spaniards conquered the Philippines (Cebu 1565, Manila 1571), they noticed several of its nations had a writing system of their own, called Baybáyin i
An Introduction to Baybayin
Language: en
Pages: 51
Authors: Christian Cabuay
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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Baybayin (incorrectly known as Alibata) is a pre-Filipino writing system from the islands called as the "Philippines". Baybayin comes from the word "baybay", wh
Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs
Language: en
Pages: 654
Authors: Jean-Paul G. POTET
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-18 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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This book is a provisional essay, followed by a vocabulary and an index, on the Tagalogs' world view in the Sixteenth Century. It is mainly based on the entries
Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog
Language: en
Pages: 446
Authors: Jean-Paul G. POTET
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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The few, and generally obsolete Tagalog words of Arabic and/or Persian origin that can be found in old and modern dictionaries are fragments from a period when
A History of the Philippines
Language: en
Pages: 483
Authors: Renato Constantino
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1975 - Publisher: NYU Press

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Unlike other conventional histories, the unifying thread of A History of the Philippines is the struggle of the peoples themselves against various forms of oppr