The term "Alibata" was introduced in the early 1900s by Dean Paul Versoza of the University of Manila. He claims the term comes from "alif," "ba," and "ta," the first three letters of the Maguindanao arrangement of the Alibata Arabic letters. So now that we know the truth, let's use the proper term, shall we?
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Alibata
Alibata script:
The term "Alibata" was introduced in the early 1900s by Dean Paul Versoza of the University of Manila. He claims the term comes from "alif," "ba," and "ta," the first three letters of the Maguindanao arrangement of the Alibata Arabic letters. So now that we know the truth, let's use the proper term, shall we?
The term "Alibata" was introduced in the early 1900s by Dean Paul Versoza of the University of Manila. He claims the term comes from "alif," "ba," and "ta," the first three letters of the Maguindanao arrangement of the Alibata Arabic letters. So now that we know the truth, let's use the proper term, shall we?
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