MIT 6.80s:
Interactive Programming on the Web

About Pig Latin

Pig Latin is a variant on English used by many American children. The rules are fairly simple: The first consonant (non-vowel) sound of each word is moved to the end of the word and followed by "ay". For example:

some simple pig latin words

would become

omesay implesay igpay atinlay ordsway

Many languages have similar childhood variants. Another English variant is called Ubby Dubby. In Ubby Dubby, each vowel is preceded by "ubb":

Hubbere ubbis subbome Ubbubbubby Dubbubbubby.

(Here is some Ubby Dubby.) We have designed the project (and some of the accompanying utilities) for Pig Latin, but you are welcome to implement some other language variant if you wish.

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This page last updated by Lynn Andrea Stein on 6/20/96

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