qalam discussion list:

Hello. I am new member here. I am very interested in ancient and
ethnic writing systems from around the world. I specialize in
endangered indigenous syllabaries of the Philippines. If anybody here
is interested in starting the discussion on indigenous and ancient
alphabets, scripts, and syllabaries of the Philippines, then please
post a topic and question here in this qalam forum or participate and
also join the discussion at the ABSN at this web address-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alibata/

The ABSN is looking for alliances, partnerships, and friendship
between other yahoogroup discussion lists that are in the research
Alphabets, syllabaries, logographs, ideographs, hieroglyphs and about
the writing systems of the world. Our goal is to expand the
discussion and interests of other writing systems in other countries
that may have been overlooked or underestimated in its historical
significance. For example, ancients scripts of the Philippines is
practically related to all the topics discussed in the qalam list.
But the Philippines is hardly mentioned. Why? Well, bring your
debate, arguement, discussion, and interests to the ABSN and find out
why.

The ABSN-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alibata/

The Ancient Baybayin Scripts Network(ABSN) is a community of open
forum academic exchange & discussion on the ancient writing scripts &
writing systems of the Philippines. Get diverse perspectives on news
and updates on the current situation of Baybayin(Alibata)scripts of
today. Meet fellow people interested in the ancient art of writing
Baybayin in the many languages of the Philippines. Alibata is a topic
that can range from tattoos,art, fashion design, computer fonts,
linguistic rights, the written heritage of different Philippine
ethnolinguistic groups,epigraphy, anthropology, mythology, folklore,
cosmology, indigenous rights, and ancestral rights that bonds all
peoples to the natural beauty of Philippines. Have the opportunity to
interact with others in dialogue about the different
syllabic,alphabetic, and logographic writing systems & how it
affected the evolution of baybayin scripts. We welcome academic
conversations in Prehispanic Philippine Literature, Philippine
Prehistory, Analysis on Extinct,Living, & Endangered Scripts of the
Philippines,Ancient Philippines, Asian Studies, Filipino History,
ethnosphere, Austronesian Linguistics, orthography, paleography,
calligraphy, phonology, and Filipino Martial Arts. New multi-lingual
translation tools,technology, and language revitalization resources
that you may want to share with the network group is always
appreciated to help us serve all interests. The discussion on current
Philippine genetics,navigation, cultural rights, and human rights
that affect the greater understanding of Philippine Studies and
baybayin is always accepted. Also, we welcome other comments and
methods on deciphering archaeological alibata/baybayin artifacts,
inscriptions,rock art,petroglyphs,and pictograph characters found
throughout the Philippine Islands. The ABSN is your networking
community where we begin our travel together into new journeys of
Baybayin knowledge,& where the celebrations of network friendships
and respect never ends.