Listing sites that concern themselves with made-up playful languages and jargons occurring in all parts of the world. These will often -- but by no means exclusively -- be used by children as a form of code or a game. These languages are characterized by systematic rearrangement of letters or phonemes of words. Play languages are also called ludlings.
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A description of a Spanish-based language game used in Argentina, with examples.
Word game examples of Java programming. Includes Pig Latin and Ubby Dubby.
Describes the term language game and gives examples from different languages.
Mailing list posting talks about early occurrences of Pig Latin and other phonologically manipulated youth languages.
Mailing list posting author Trey Jones presents a summary of secret and play languages from many cultures, including Cazarny Talk, the Russian Fufa Language, Arabic language play and Bengali Pig Latins. Extensive bibliography.
Mailing list posting mentions several play languages from different cultures, including Ubby Dubby and one used by natives of central Australia.
A description of the French-based language game, Louchébem (or Loucherbem), with examples.
A brief discussion of Verlan.
A description of a French-based language game with examples.
Description with examples of a language reversal in Argentinian Spanish.
Mailing list posting author Trey Jones presents a summary of secret and play languages from many cultures, including Cazarny Talk, the Russian Fufa Language, Arabic language play and Bengali Pig Latins. Extensive bibliography.
Mailing list posting mentions several play languages from different cultures, including Ubby Dubby and one used by natives of central Australia.
Word game examples of Java programming. Includes Pig Latin and Ubby Dubby.
A description of a French-based language game with examples.
Description with examples of a language reversal in Argentinian Spanish.
Mailing list posting talks about early occurrences of Pig Latin and other phonologically manipulated youth languages.
Describes the term language game and gives examples from different languages.
A brief discussion of Verlan.
A description of the French-based language game, Louchébem (or Loucherbem), with examples.
A description of a Spanish-based language game used in Argentina, with examples.
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