You might think "Pig Latin" was just something your kids made up, but take a closer look. This pseudo-language is widely known and used by English-speaking people, especially when they want to disguise something they are saying from non-Pig Latin speakers. It was first created in WWII when soldiers wanted to communicate to each other without eavesdropping soviets understanding them.

Pig Latin may be used as a spelling game for English language spellers. Practice for fun...

[edit] Steps

Words that begin with a consonant

Transfer preceding consonant(s) from the word to at the end. Add "-ay" to the end of the word.
- Pig Latin = igPay atinLay
- Paint the fence white = aintPay ethay encefay itewhay
- Don't slump = on'tDay umpslay
- My dog = yMay (pronounced eye-may) ogday

Words that begin with a vowel and one-syllabled

Add "-way" to the end of the word that start with a vowel, and leave the first letter in front.
- it = itway
- arm = armway
- egg = eggway

Others

Multi-syllabic words that start with vowels often are the same as words that start with a consonant.
- isthmus = isthmusway
- ingenious - sngeniouiway
- archery = yrcheraway
- ending = endingay
- ultimate = ultimateway
Compound words work better when you split them into separate words.
- bedroom = edbay oomray
- toothbrush = oothtay ushbray
- wallpaper = allway aperpay
- bathtub = athbay ubtay
- hi = ihay
- i rock = iway ockray
- soccer = occersay

[edit] More Examples

I am speaking Pig Latin! = Iway amway eakingspay igpay atinLay!
Can anyone hear me? = Ancay anyoneway earhay emay?
I have a secret = Iway avehay a-way ecretsay.
The guy next to me has toilet paper stuck to his shoe = Ethay gayuy

extnay otay emay ashay oilettay aperpay uckstay otay ishay oeshay.

Are these really all the rules? There may be some missing. = Areway esethay eallyray allway ethay ulesray? Erethay aymay ebay omesay issingmay.
Has anybody seen my washboard? = ash anyoy esg myy bashword?
hi people! whats up? = ihay eoplepay hatsway upway?
I love you= Iway ovelay ouyay
new england patriots rule = ewnay englanday atriotspay uleray
Pig Latin is really easy to speak and understand once you get the hang of it!- igpay atinlay isay eallyray easyway ootay eakspay andway understanday onceway ouyay etgay hetay anghay ofway itway!
You= ouyay
Hello= ollehyay
yes=esyay

[edit] Tips

At first, speak slowly so you can correct your mistakes. As time goes on, you'll be able to pick up some speed.
There's a definite rhythm and flow to the sounds - often it takes some experimentation to get it smooth.
Some people put dashes in front of the suffix. E.g., ome-say eople-pay ut-pay ashes-day in-way ont-fray of-way e-thay uffix-say.
Be careful. You could be near people who know a different version or who think you are insulting them when you're not.
Once you know how to speak it fluently, don't speak too fast to people who don't know it/can't speak it fast yet. Odds are if you can't say it fast, you can't understand it fast.
Another version uses "aig" before every vowel. Example: bottle is baigottaigle (pronounced bay-got-ay-gul). This is harder for others to catch on, and is more similar to a variation of Gibberish.

[edit] Warnings

Kids pick up on this stuff VERY fast - you won't be able to protect your secrets for very long once they get the hang of it! Teens know how to speak pig Latin also.
You may speak this in front of people who have a knack for languages, as they will catch on quickly!
You may write it out on paper for a note; it is too easy to translate if you write it down.
You may speak Pig Latin in front of others who speak it a different version. They may find it insulting. Only speak to them in Pig Latin if you want to!