From Wikibooks, open books for an open world < Pig Latin. How did Pig Latin get its name? Pig Latin is a language game or argot in which words in English are altered, usually by adding a fabricated suffix or by moving the onset or initial consonant or consonant cluster of a word to the end of the word and adding a vocalic syllable to create such a suffix. Have you ever noticed how inconsistent English'es orthography is? Main Concept 'Orthography' is how you use and pronounce a certain language's alphabet-- the main concept of this lesson is the NAPL orthography. Pig Latin/Lessons/1: Orthography. The idea is to conceal the meaning of the words. Pig Latin takes the first consonant (or consonant cluster) of an English word, moves it to the end of the word and suffixes an ay, or if a word begins with a vowel you just add way to the end. These three words are probably the most well known Pig Latin words. We’ll use dictionary. Below are the definitions of these words: Ixnay: A Pig-Latinised version of the word "nix", meaning nothing/zip/nada.

Next, move the first consonant or consonant cluster to the end of the word: “ictionary-d.” Now add “ay” to the end of the word: “ictionary-day.” That’s all there is to it; you’ve formed a word in Pig Latin.

Pig Latin words are formed by altering words in English. Ixnay, Amscray and Upidstay. In some areas and cultures they have even managed to enter the common vocabulary. It is believed that the modern version of Pig Latin was first described ina 1947 newspaper.

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Can mean "no" … Here’s how it works: First, pick any English word. For example, pig becomes igpay, banana becomes ananabay, and aadvark becomes aadvarkway. There are slightly different versions as well.

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