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Alibata Online Translator

For those who haven’t visited it already, Eagle’s Corner has a helpful CGI-script translator that translates Tagalog words into alibata/baybayin. The translator works for foreign words, too, but the rendered translations might be incorrect (see the translation tips).

Honestly, I’m quite disappointed with myself for having not found this great site earlier. I can’t even remember how I ended up there! Next step, learn master alibata/baybayin so I can do the translations myself.

Update 05/15/06: Another tool is Victor Ganata’s Alibata Transliterator, which is a free software under the GNU General Public License.

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9 Responses to “Alibata Online Translator”

  1. ia Says:
    May 12th, 2006 at 3:35 am

    I know who’d like that. Astig.

    I think it uses the ‘Tagalog Stylized’ (find it here) for the generated images. The question is, which ’style’ is the best to use, anyway? :D

  2. Corsarius Says:
    May 13th, 2006 at 12:09 am

    thanks for the link, ia. i’m also at a loss as to which style to use. :P

    this site needs to be promulgated to as many pinoys as possible. it can actually encourage the learning of alibata/baybayin, even though some people use it to generate alibata tatoos! (see webmaster’s disclaimer, hehe).

  3. Moleskine Update » Crimson Crux Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 8:53 am

    [...] Speaking of alibata, you can read my related post on online alibata translators. Right now I’m using a photocopied cheat sheet, which came free with my alibata necklace (made from carabao bone and refined by the hands of my fellow Akeanons) from Boracay. [...]

  4. louie albert encabo palma Says:
    April 4th, 2007 at 7:44 pm

    mabuhay ang pilipinas!

  5. jenkie Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    how can i get the translation of alibata

  6. Joker Says:
    November 12th, 2008 at 11:51 am

    how can i get the alibata translator in name?
    gusto kong magpatatoo ng pangalan ko : Paul

  7. amalia Says:
    April 2nd, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    i juat want to know how to write my uncles name in alibata. which is Francisco

  8. gon Says:
    May 27th, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    gawa ka alibata layout dudz

  9. jobeng Says:
    June 24th, 2009 at 8:47 am

    boss paano ang translation ng name ko? JOBENG- gusto ko sana mgpatattoo. salamat

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