Basahan
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Basahan script, also known as Guhit, is the native name used by Bicolanos to refer to Baybayin.
Quick Facts Basahan Guhit, Súrat Bikolnon, Script type ...
Basahan Guhit, Súrat Bikolnon | |
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Languages | Bicol |
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Sister systems | In the Philippines:
Buhid Balinese Batak Javanese Lontara Sundanese Rencong Rejang |
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The word Basahan is already recorded in a book entitled Vocabulario de la Lengua Bicol by Marcos de Lisboa in 1628 which states that it has three vowels and fifteen consonants.[1]