Balay

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Balay or Bahay (house) is a display font inspired by the structure of bamboo. Bamboos plays a major role in forest recovery. Though bamboo can play a significant role in forest recovery, it’s role reaches much further than that. Bamboo can be turned into an actual value product, with some value products being more complicated to produce than others. 

One of which is the nipa hut or bahay kubo. The nipa hut, or bahay kubo, is a type of stilt house indigenous to the cultures of the Philippines. Posts, walls, and floors are typically made of wood or bamboo and other light materials. 

The paid versions of Balay supports multiple languages and it contains up to 7 alternates for most of the letters. 

Resources:

1. https://annjoest.com/a-few-uses-for-bamboo-and-its-importance-in-the-philippines/

2. Lee, Jonathan H. X., Encyclopedia of Asian American folklore and folklife, Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 369. ISBN 0313350663

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipa_hut#cite_note-1

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