Thai-Abakada (อพกท)

The Thai-Abakada is a way to write Tagalog with the Thai alphabet devised by กฤตธัช แก้วฟุ้ง (Krittathat Kaeofung). It works in a similar way to Baybayin, one of the scripts used for Tagalog.

Notable features

Type of writing system: syllabic alphabet / abugida

Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines

Used to write: Tagalog, and other Philippine languages

Thai-Abakada script

This chart shows the Thai letters, their Baybayin and Latin equivalents, and their pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

Download a script chart for Thai-Abakada (Excel)

Sample text

Transliteration (Baybayin script)

Transliteration (Latin alphabet)

Ang lahat ng tao'y isinilang na malaya at pantay-pantay sa karangalan at mga karapatan. Sila'y pinagkalooban ng katwiran at budhi at dapat magpalagayan ang isa't isa sa diwa ng pagkakapatiran.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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Brahmic scripts adapated for Tagalog by กฤตธัช แก้วฟุ้ง (PDF)

YouTube channel about Brahmic script family adapted for Tagalog

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5uOqTxfGak4zCRZ4pSeKQ

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