Some writers have claimed that there were several different ancient alphabets in the Philippines, which belonged to different languages and dialects in Luzon and the Visayas. The number of scripts mentioned usually ranges from 10 to 12.
Sinabi ng ilang manunulat na may iba't ibang lumang alpabeto sa Filipinas noong unang panahon na ginamit sa iba't ibang wika sa Luzon at Bisayas. Mayroong daw humigit-kumulang sa 10 o 12 uri ng sulat noon.