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{{short description|Primarily English language game easily modified for almost any language}}


'''Tutnese''' or '''Double Dutch''' is a ] primarily used in ], although the rules can be easily modified to apply to almost any language. Tutnese is usually used by ]ren, who use it to converse in privacy from ]s; by members of historically ] minority groups for the same reason when in the presence of authority figures such as police ("pupolulisus" or "pizolizice"); or simply for amusement and humor.
Tutnese is a non-existant language. It initially started off as a joke, but it eventually gained traction on the popular social media app known as “TikTok”.


==Language rules== ==Language rules==


In Tutnese, ]s are pronounced normally, but each ] is replaced with a syllable from the following table:
There are none because tut does not exist

{| class="wikitable"
! Letter !! Possible syllables !! Letter !! Possible syllables !! Letter !! Possible syllables
|-
| B || Bub || K || Kuck || S || Sus
|-
| C || Cash, coch || L || Lul || T || Tut
|-
| D || Dud || M || Mum || V || Vuv
|-
| F || Fuf, Fud || N || Nun || W || Wack, Wash
|-
| G || Gug || P || Pub, pup || X || Ex, xux
|-
| H || Hash, hutch || Q || Quack, queue || Y || Yub, yuck
|-
| J || Jay, jug || R || Rug, rur || Z || Zub, zug
|}

Double letters in a word, rather than being repeated, are preceded by the syllable ''squa'' to indicate doubling. For doubled vowels, the prefix becomes ''squat'' instead—thus, ''OO'' would be spoken as ''squat-oh''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roselli|first1=Greig|title=King Tut Language|url=http://www.stonesoferasmus.com/2009/09/king-tut-language.html|website=www.stoneofmerasmus.com|publisher=Greig Roselli|access-date=8 February 2016}}</ref>

Word Example: "Tree" becomes "Tutrugsquatee".
Sentence Example: "I took a walk to the park yesterday" becomes "I tutsquatohkuck a wackalulkuck tuto tuthashe pubarugkuck yubesustuterugdudayub".

While spaces between words are always ignored, at least one "dialect" requires that the first syllable of the name of any given punctuation mark be spoken, thus a ] (period) is 'Per', a question mark is 'Que' ('Kway' or 'Kay', varies), and a comma is 'Com'.


==History== ==History==

This game appears to have been invented and used by ] in the American South, to teach spelling and conceal what they said, at a time when literacy among slaves was forbidden.<ref></ref>


] mentioned it in his book ''].'' Yan, the hero of the book, learns it and tries to teach it to his friends Sam and Giles, but the other boys are not interested. ] mentioned it in his book ''].'' Yan, the hero of the book, learns it and tries to teach it to his friends Sam and Giles, but the other boys are not interested.


] mentions learning Tutnese as a child in the first volume of her autobiography, '']''. She and her friend Louise "spent tedious hours teaching ourselves the Tut language. You (yack oh you) know (kack nug oh wug) what (wack hash a tut). Since all the other children spoke Pig Latin, we were superior because Tut was hard to speak and even harder to understand."<ref>Angelou, Maya. (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Bantam Books.</ref>
There are no real references for the language.


There is a version used in some parts of the US called Yuckish or Yukkish, which uses more or less the same constructs. There is a version used in some parts of the US called Yuckish or Yukkish, which uses more or less the same constructs.


==See also== ==See also==
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==References==
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Revision as of 03:17, 12 August 2021

Primarily English language game easily modified for almost any language

Tutnese or Double Dutch is a language game primarily used in English, although the rules can be easily modified to apply to almost any language. Tutnese is usually used by children, who use it to converse in privacy from adults; by members of historically marginalized minority groups for the same reason when in the presence of authority figures such as police ("pupolulisus" or "pizolizice"); or simply for amusement and humor.

Language rules

In Tutnese, vowels are pronounced normally, but each consonant is replaced with a syllable from the following table:

Letter Possible syllables Letter Possible syllables Letter Possible syllables
B Bub K Kuck S Sus
C Cash, coch L Lul T Tut
D Dud M Mum V Vuv
F Fuf, Fud N Nun W Wack, Wash
G Gug P Pub, pup X Ex, xux
H Hash, hutch Q Quack, queue Y Yub, yuck
J Jay, jug R Rug, rur Z Zub, zug

Double letters in a word, rather than being repeated, are preceded by the syllable squa to indicate doubling. For doubled vowels, the prefix becomes squat instead—thus, OO would be spoken as squat-oh.

Word Example: "Tree" becomes "Tutrugsquatee". Sentence Example: "I took a walk to the park yesterday" becomes "I tutsquatohkuck a wackalulkuck tuto tuthashe pubarugkuck yubesustuterugdudayub".

While spaces between words are always ignored, at least one "dialect" requires that the first syllable of the name of any given punctuation mark be spoken, thus a full stop (period) is 'Per', a question mark is 'Que' ('Kway' or 'Kay', varies), and a comma is 'Com'.

History

This game appears to have been invented and used by African Americans in the American South, to teach spelling and conceal what they said, at a time when literacy among slaves was forbidden.

Ernest Thompson Seton mentioned it in his book Two Little Savages. Yan, the hero of the book, learns it and tries to teach it to his friends Sam and Giles, but the other boys are not interested.

Maya Angelou mentions learning Tutnese as a child in the first volume of her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She and her friend Louise "spent tedious hours teaching ourselves the Tut language. You (yack oh you) know (kack nug oh wug) what (wack hash a tut). Since all the other children spoke Pig Latin, we were superior because Tut was hard to speak and even harder to understand."

There is a version used in some parts of the US called Yuckish or Yukkish, which uses more or less the same constructs.

See also

References

  1. Roselli, Greig. "King Tut Language". www.stoneofmerasmus.com. Greig Roselli. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. Tut Language — American Speech
  3. Angelou, Maya. (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Bantam Books.
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