Farfallino Alphabet
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| Farfallino Alphabet (Alfabeto Farfallino) |
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| Spoken in: | Italy |
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| Classification: | Alfabeto Farfallino |
| Spoken with: | Italian |
| See also: Language games | |
The farfallino alphabet is a language game used primarily in Italy. It is usually used by children for amusement or to converse in (perceived) privacy from adults.
[edit] Rules and variations
The usual rules for changing standard Italian into Farfallino Alphabet are:
- For every single vowel sound in the word, add "f" and another time the vowel. Examples:
The most common variation in Farfallino Alphabet is, when there are two consonants to put before the fa/fe etc one of the two consonants.
Here is an example:
Its translation in Italian is:
- Quefestofo èfe ufun efesefempiofo difi frafasefe ifin afalfafabefetofo fafarfafallifinofo. Nofon èfe fafacifilefe, afanchefe peferechèfe vafa defettofo ifil pifiùfu vefelofocefe pofossifibifilefe
Which means, in English:
- Questo è un esempio di frase in alfabeto farfallino. Non è facile, anche perchè va detto il più velocemente possibile
- This is an example of phrase in Farfallino Alphabet. It is not easy, also because you should say it as fast as possible.
