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The History and Popularity of Pig Latin
TLDR Pig Latin is a coded language invented by kids in the late 1800s as a secret language. It became popular in the early 20th century and even had a popular song about it called "Pig Latin Love" by Arthur Fields.
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Pig Latin is a simple language to learn, but speaking it fluently would require a lot of practice.
02:04
Pig Latin is a language where you move the first letter of a word to the end and add "ay" to the end, and it can be used to create a secret language.
04:23
Shakespeare's "dog Latin" or "hog Latin" is more similar to cockney rhyming slang than Pig Latin, which was a direct predecessor of Pig Latin even if they aren't similar.
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Pig Latin was invented by kids in the late 1800s as a secret language that their parents couldn't understand, and it became popular because parents found it cute and allowed it to continue.
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Pig Latin became popular in the early 20th century and even had a popular song about it called "Pig Latin Love" by Arthur Fields.
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Pig Latin is technically a language, but it is more accurately described as a coded language or back slang that is used to disguise what you're saying.
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In Japan, there is a language called "babigo" where you insert b-sounding syllables into existing syllables of words, such as sushi becoming "subushibi."
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