Badlit Anituun

Badlit Anituun was created by Ace Paloma in 2023. It is intended to serve as the main writing system of a more inclusive but unadulterated standardized national language for all the islands of the Philippines. It is based on Philippine scripts such as Subanen, Hanunu'o, and particularly Badlit. It has only fifteen characters, one of which is to be used for all the vowels.

The letters are simple in nature and aesthetically bound, and it uses the Latin, Cyrillic and even Greek scripts in the uppercase and some in the lowercase. In addition the use of diacritics contributes to its own uniqueness.

Notable features

Type of writing system: abugida / syllabic alphabet. Each consonant has an inherent a. Other vowels are indicated with diacritics.
Writing direction: left to right in horizontal rows
Used to write: Filipino (wikang Filipino)
Number of characters: 15 (14 consonants and one vowel)
Unlike other Philippine writing systems, which tend to be bulky, Badlit Anituun is more rectangular in shape to fit the modern usage of writing in prints. The creator's goal is to have the script compact but recognizable when rendered digitally on computers and phones, while also being able to be written with less effort to avoid writing fatigue.
There will be no special characters for foreign sounds, everything should be Philippinized in sound and be therefore represented by any of the fifteen characters.

Badlit Anituun script

Sample Texts

Sample text in Badlit Anituun

Transliteration

Ang lahat ng tau ay isinilang na malaya at pantaypantay sa kadangalan at kadapatan. Sila ay pinagkaluuban ng katuwidan at budhi at dapat magpalagayan ang isa at isa sa diwa ng pagkakapatidan.

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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