I am learning Tagalog. In my studies I have discovered the Baybayin Script and am fascinated by it. In fact the syllabic nature of Baybayin has helped me in pronunciation. Your site has become important to me and I will return for further study. I am in need for a poetic phrase and I was hoping you would let me ask you for assistance. I would like a poetic phrase that defines the "smiling eyes" of a beautiful Filipina, in Baybayin. Kind regards, Mike Conroy
By Indio Bravo: A Blog of a Filipino Historian on Feb 13, 2013 in: Baybayin, Filipino language, Philippines, Filipino, Syllabary, ancient script
Thank you so much. I’m not sure what you mean by a poetic phrase in Baybayin that connotes “smiling eyes” but in Filipino we have a phrase for that that has no English equivalent. “Matang nangungusap” (although ‘eyes that speak’ does no...