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6 days ago · Baybayin ( ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔, [a] Tagalog pronunciation: [bajˈbajɪn]; also formerly known as alibata) is a Philippine script. The script is an abugida belonging to the family of the Brahmic scripts. Geographically, it was widely used in Luzon and other parts of the Philippines prior to and during the 16th and 17th centuries before ...
3 days ago · History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') [1] is the systematic study and documentation of the human past. [2] [3] The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. [4] ". History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the ...
May 5, 2024 · Ficus Septica (scientific name), also known as the Hauili/Hawili tree (Tagalog), and Labnog (Hiligaynon/Ilonggo), is a species of fig native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. It belongs to the Moraceae family and is closely related to other Ficus plants, like the banyan tree. Hauili (Tagalog), Labnog (Hiligaynon)
4 days ago · This species of tree—found in dozens of African countries alone and first described by ancient Egyptians—is the subject of many tales and local folklore, and its prominence in human culture ...
3 days ago · The particular tree from which makapuno is taken is a dwarf mutant with the scientific name Cocos nucifera. Dolores Ramirez of the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) is widely credited for working on the genetic systems controlling the macapuno endosperm of coconuts. Macapuno is considered a delicacy in the Philippines.
1 day ago · The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the overwhelming majority of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and the northern Indian subcontinent. Some European languages of this family— English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, and Spanish —have expanded through colonialism in the modern period and are now spoken across several ...
1 day ago · Ayahuasca [note 1] is a South American psychoactive brew, traditionally used by Indigenous cultures and folk healers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins for spiritual ceremonies, divination, and healing a variety of psychosomatic complaints. Originally restricted to areas of Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador, in the middle of the 20th century it ...
