Extended Practice Brief #1: Website Initial Ideas * Base Info

Important Info to be included:

• characters 
• brief history (written in both English and Tagalog - for better understanding)
• Fact/ history behind the 'gyphs' (??) 
• show how it sounds through phonetic letterings
• As it's specific to Filipino, English words may not be translated properly - Filipino words will be used as examples but will have and English translation
• Examples are Filipino nuances/traditions to further emphasise it's use and be relatable to it's main target audience. 

*History

• NEW ORIGIN THEORY *The origin of the script was first proposed by Filipino sculptor and professor Guilermo Tolentino in his book 'Ang Wika at Baybaying Tagalog' (The Language of 'Baybaying Tagalog). *See Article - https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/the-life-death-and-resurgence-of-baybayin-a1962-20170811-lfrm "clams essential to the development of Baybayin?'
• Believed to have started in 14th century pre-colonial Spanish with vague origins - the closest in to Kavi script of Java or Buginese script/ related lost script form the island of Sulawesi.
• Characters inherently carries the vowel 'a' and to represent different vowels a 'kudlit' is added - a dot above to represent 'e/i' and below for 'o,u'. 
• Only one symbol for 'Da' and Ra' and ('Pa' and 'Fa') as they are allophones in most Filipino languages/dialects. e.g. 'dangal' (honour) to 'marangal' (honourable) when the 'd' is between two vowels.
• 'Nga' has it's own symbol 
• The script is monocameral (does not distinguish proper names or initials or word starting sentences.
• It's written in one continuous flow - a single '/' or double '//' distinguishes a dot, comma or word separations'.
• Traditionally written on palm leaves and bamboo with knives - the curvy nature of the script became natural as straight lines would cause the leaves to tear.
• in 17th century Spanish priest had a hard time translating their books, Fr. Fransisco Lopez created a 'kudlit' called 'sabat' that cancels out the vowel on a consonant and conform to alfabetos. It's a '+' to reference Christianity. 

Thoughts & Reflection:

I think I gathered lots of information for the website, so I need to make sure they make sense and are concise for people to understand it quickly and fast rather than having lines and lines of paragraphs explaining it. Particularly for the 'origin' part since there's no clear origin I'll have to explain both theories inna concise and easy way to start the website. I was thinking of putting the info alongside the characters particularly the 'clam' theory which is easier to understand and gives an insight to pre-colonial culture and traditions.