# Pig Latin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-latin/46880>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 22, 2000, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-latin/46880 "2000-12-22T18:01:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-latin/46880/1 "2000-12-22T18:01:04Z")

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I did look for a thread on this, but I couldn’t find it. Where did Pig Latin come from?

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**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-latin/46880/2 "2000-12-22T18:15:29Z")

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No, wait, this is Waaaaaayyy too easy.

OK, it came from Ome-Ray, Italy-ay!

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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-latin/46880/3 "2000-12-22T18:33:21Z")

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At’sthay Italy_way_, umbassday.

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-latin/46880/4 "2000-12-22T19:24:11Z")

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Hatway? hyway Italyway? leasepay larifycay.

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**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-latin/46880/5 "2000-12-22T19:35:30Z")

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> \*Originally posted by rmariamp \*  
> \*\*Hatway? hyway Italyway? leasepay larifycay. \*\*

I can see you’re no Pig Latin scholar. This should be:

[ul]Atwhay? Ywhay Italynay[sup]\*[/sup]? Easeplay arifyclay.[/ul]

[sup]\*[/sup]The proper ending for words beginning with vowels is disputed. The way I learned it is, use -nay. Though -way is an accepted alternative.