Outside of textbooks, the language has made some inroads. Android and Apple users can download a Baybayin keyboard on the app stores, and active Facebook groups walk members through translations.

Outside of textbooks, the language has made some inroads. Android and Apple users can download a Baybayin keyboard on the app stores, and active Facebook groups walk members through translations.

Baybayin was the written language of the Philippines before colonization. In 1999, American Filipinos permanently preserved the language through getting tattoos.

Baybayin was the written language of the Philippines before colonization. In 1999, American Filipinos permanently preserved the language through getting tattoos.