Javanais
Sign in to saveJavanais (, lit. 'Javanese (language)') is a type of French slang where the extra syllable is infixed inside a word after every consonant that is followed by a vowel, in order to render it incomprehensible. Some common examples are gros (, "fat") which becomes gravos (); bonjour (, "hello"'), which becomes bavonjavour (); and pénible (, "annoying"), becomes pavénaviblave (). Paris () becomes Pavaravis ().
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It is catalogued under topics including Cant languages, French slang and Language games.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- slang
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Javanais (, lit. 'Javanese (language)') is a type of French slang where the extra syllable is infixed inside a word after every consonant that is followed by a vowel, in order to render it incomprehensible. Some common examples are gros (, "fat") which becomes gravos (); bonjour (, "hello"'), which becomes bavonjavour (); and pénible (, "annoying"), becomes pavénaviblave (). Paris () becomes Pavaravis ().
Javanais is determined by the production rule: CV → CavV. There are also many variations that can be made upon the same pattern such as: CabV, CalV, CanV, etc.
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