Each link below will take you to a page containing an image file of a baybayin document that also contains a transcription in our modern alphabet. Most of the pages also contain a separate text version and a larger image file of the baybayin document which are better for printing.
Ilokano
- Abe Maria - A fragment of the "Hail Mary", 1620.
- Alticulos ti Pammati - Two pages: The Commandments & Articles of Faith, 1620.
- Amami - Introduction & Lord's Prayer from the Ilokano "Dotrina Cristiana" of 1620.
Tagalog
- Abá Ginoó Mariya - The Ave Maria, 1593.
- Amá Namin - The Lord's Prayer, 1593.
- Catechism 1593 - Two pages of the catechism, 1593.
- El abc.en lengua tagala - The abc's in the Tagalog language, 1593.
- Ang Utos ng Diyós - The Ten Commandments, 1593.
- 17th Century Signatures - Various signatures and a land deed from the 1600's
- Document A - A legal contract written in 1613.
- Document B - A legal contract written in 1625.
Visayan
- Ave Maria - The Hail Mary, 1787.
- Amahan Namu - The Lord's Prayer, 1787.
Notes:
- The documents written using
the original baybayin method (that is, without the + shaped kudlít),
are transcribed with the missing letters (syllable final consonants) shown
in blue type.
- Character sequences where I have not been able to identify the words or
where the meaning is uncertain, are shown in red
type. Please feel free to share your ideas on these sequences. E-mail
me at the link below.
- There is an inexpensive
reprint of the entire Tagalog Doctrina available to the public. It rather
spoiled my fun because it, like the Rosetta Stone, gives three versions of
its content: Spanish, Tagalog alphabet and Tagalog baybayin. Nevertheless,
it is a fascinating thing to read and you won't believe the low price. You can order it from Reflections
of Asia in the U.S.A.
- Although most of the
documents here are of a religious nature, my interest is purely academic.
Created by Paul Morrow
Latest update: 5 January, 2017