Ubbi dubbi
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| Ububbubi Dububbubi | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Most English-speaking countries |
| Classification | Gibberish |
| Spoken with | English |
| See also: Language games | |
Ubbi Dubbi (also called Pig Greek or Double Dutch) is a language game spoken with the English language. Although popularized by the long-running PBS television show ZOOM and (in variant) by Bill Cosby (in his Dentist Sketch and his voice-over of the character Mushmouth from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids), the predecessors of Ubbi Dubbi may trace to the beginnings of American English in the 17th century.[1] Variations to Ubbi Dubbi include Ob, Ib, Arpy Darpy, and Iz.
Ubbi Dubbi is spoken in the United States, and works by adding -ub- (/ʌb/) before the vowel(s) in each syllable.[2] Examples:
- speak → spubeak /ˈspʌbik/
- hello → hubellubo /ˌhʌbəˈlʌboʊ/
- extra → ubextruba /ˌʌbɛksˈtʌrbə/
- "Hi, how are you?" → "Hubi, Hubow ubare yubou?"[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Belkin, Douglas (May 1, 2005). "Mouthing Off. As the kids' TV show Zoom bids farewell, what'll happen to its cool secret language?". The Boston Globe: p. 16. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2005/05/01/mouthing_off/. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b Ribeiro, Amanda (May 9, 2000). "Kidsday: What's Cool for Kids. About 'ZOOM'.". Newsday: p. B35. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/53619404.html?dids=53619404:53619404&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+9%2C+2000&author=Amanda+Ribeiro.+Kidsday+Staff+Reporter%2C+9%2C+Northport&pub=Newsday&edition=&startpage=B.35&desc=KIDSDAY+%2F+What%27s+Cool+for+Kids+%2F+About+%27ZOOM%27. Retrieved 2008-09-24. "The kids have this really cool language called Ubbi Dubbi . (It's totally secret, but I'll tell you how to figure it out. You put a "ub" at the beginning of every vowel sound. For example, if you want to say, "Hi, how are you?" It would be "Hubi, Hubow ubare yubou?""
