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One of four living Philippine scripts.
Also known as: Buhid alphabet
The script used by the Buhid people of Mindoro, one of the Philippine scripts still in customary use.
Writes the Buhid language as an abugida with an inherent vowel.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Recognised by the Philippine state as a national cultural treasure alongside its neighbours, which is a formal protection few living minority scripts have.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Angular letters of short straight strokes traditionally incised on bamboo, with a vowel mark above or below the letter.