Editing Pig Latin (section)

==In other languages==
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In the German-speaking area, varieties of Pig Latin include {{ill|Kedelkloppersprook|de}}, which originated around [[Hamburg]] harbour, and [[Mattenenglisch]] that was used in the ''Matte'', the traditional [[working class|working-class]] neighborhood of [[Bern]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} Though Mattenenglisch has fallen out of use since the mid-20th century, it is still cultivated by [[voluntary association]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matteänglisch-Club Bärn - Wer wir sind |url=https://www.matteaenglisch.ch/verein |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.matteaenglisch.ch}}</ref> A characteristic of the Mattenenglisch Pig Latin is the complete substitution of the first vowel by ''i'', in addition to the usual moving of the initial consonant cluster and the adding of ''ee''.

The [[Swedish language|Swedish]] equivalent of Pig Latin is Fikonspråket ("Fig language" – see [[Language game#List of common language games|Language game § List of common language games]]).

The [[Finnish language|Finnish]] Pig Latin is known as Kontinkieli ("container language"). After each word, the word kontti "container" is added, the first syllables are switched, so every sentence is converted to twice as many pseudo-words. For example, "wikipedia" ⟶ "wikipedia kontti" ⟶ "kokipedia wintti". Converting the sentence "I love you" ("Minä rakastan sinua") would result in "konä mintti kokastan rantti konua sintti".

In [[Italian language|Italian]], the ''[[Farfallino alphabet|alfabeto farfallino]]'' uses a similar encoding; in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], a similar language variation is called [[Jeringonza]]. Spanish as used in [[Latin America]] has a further form, [[Vesre]], in which the order of syllables is reversed.

In [[Estonian language|Estonian]], the encoding used is 'bi' after the first syllable, e.g. "mina" ('me' in English) would be "mibina".<ref>[https://www.folklore.ee/ukauka/arhiiv/items/show/3252 Bi keel]. folklore.ee</ref>

Another equivalent of Pig Latin is used throughout the [[Slavic language|Slavic]]-speaking parts of the [[Balkans]]. It is called "Šatra" (/sha-tra/)or "[[Šatrovački]]" (/shatro-vachki/) and was used in crime-related and street language. For instance, the Balkan slang name for [[marijuana]] (trava – meaning "grass") turns to "vutra"; the Balkan slang name for [[cocaine]] (belo – meaning "white") turns to lobe, a [[pistol]] (pištolj) turns to štoljpi, [[brother|bro]] (brate) turns to tebra. In the past few years it has become widely used between teenage immigrants in former [[Yugoslavia]]n countries.

[[French language|French]] has the ''[[Louchébem|loucherbem]]'' (or ''louchébem'', or ''largonji''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/largonji|title=LARGONJI : Définition de LARGONJI|date=|publisher=Cnrtl.fr|accessdate=2014-03-10}}</ref>) coded language, which supposedly was originally used by butchers (''boucher'' in French).<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/lfr_0023-8368_1991_num_90_1_6200|title=''Larlépem largomuche du louchébem. Parler l'argot du boucher''|author=Françoise Robert l'Argenton|journal=Langue Française |year=1991 |publisher=Parlures argotiques|pages=113–125|language=fr|accessdate=2014-03-10|volume=90 n° 1|doi=10.3406/lfr.1991.6200 }}</ref> In ''loucherbem'', the leading consonant cluster is moved to the end of the word (as in Pig Latin) and replaced by an ''L'', and then a suffix is added at the end of the word (-''oche'', -''em'', -''oque'', etc., depending on the word). Example: ''combien'' (how much) = ''lombienquès''. Similar coded languages are ''[[verlan]]'' and ''langue de feu'' (see [[Javanais]]. A few louchébem words have become usual French words: ''fou'' (crazy) = ''loufoque'' or ''louftingue'', ''portefeuille'' (wallet) = ''larfeuille'', ''en douce'' (on the quiet) = ''en loucedé''.

Similarly, the French argot ''[[verlan]]'', in which the order of the syllables within a word is inverted, is also widely used. The term "verlan" is an [[Autological_word|autological]] example of the process it describes, derived from inverting the syllables of ''l'envers,'' meaning "reverse". Documented initially in the 19th century, Verlan was used as a coded language by criminals in effort to conceal illicit activities from others, including police. Over time, particularly in the late 20th century, its use has proliferated in suburban areas predominantly inhabited by migrant workers. Verlan has served as a language bridge between many of these diverse communities, and its popularity encouraged its spread into [[advertising]], film scripts, French rap and hip-hop music, media, and some French dictionaries. In some cases, Verlanned words have even supplanted their original forms.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=STND&sw=w&u=umpqua&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA90553064&asid=b0475de0be51d24e83abf3ddb8258678|title=Backward runs French. Reels the mind. Verlan, a kind of code among immigrants, both confuses and intrigues|last=Stille|first=Alexander|date=2002-08-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref>

Here are some French words that have been Verlanned and their English meaning:<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Davis|first=J.J.|date=Autumn 2004|title=Autumn, 2004, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p7, 2 p|url=|journal=Verbatim|volume=29|pages=7|via=}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! French
! Verlan
! English
|-
| bizarre
| zarbi
| weird
|-
| Black (Eng.)
| kebla
| black person
|-
| bloqué
| kéblo
| blocked
|-
| bonjour
| jourbon
| hello
|-
| classe
| secla
| class
|-
| fais chier
| fais iech
| it makes one angry
|-
| femme
| meuf
| woman
|-
| flic
| keuf
| cop
|-
| fou
| ouf
| crazy
|-
| jobard
| barjot
| crazy
|-
| l'envers
| verlan
| reverse
|-
| louche
| chelou
| shady
|-
| mec
| keum
| man
|-
| mère
| reum
| mother
|-
| métro
| tromé
| train
|-
| musique
| sicmu
| music
|-
| père
| reup
| father
|-
| piscine
| cinepi
| pool (swimming)
|-
| pourri
| ripou
| corrupt
|-
| truc
| keutru
| stuff
|-
| vas-y
| zyva
| go for it
|}