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by al read on September 10th, 2006

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What are the origins of pig latin, and how do you speak it?

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  • by Siddharma on February 23rd, 2008

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    I think it actually started as a rebellious response to the Roman empire by early, pre-Romance languages. People who did not speak proper latin were called "vulgar" - they were usually the uneducated or country people. Arrogant Romans would call the distortion of proper latin by the native people "vulgar latin," so the term "pig latin" was created by the vulgars as a satirical response. At least this is what I learned in French history...

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