Farfallino Alphabet

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Farfallino Alphabet
(Alfabeto Farfallino)
Spoken in: Italy
Region:
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:

  1. 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:

Quefestofo èfe ufun efesefempiofo difi frafasefe ifin afalfafabefetofo fafarfafallifinofo. Nofon èfe fafacifilefe, afanchefe peferechèfe vafa defettofo ifil pifiùfu vefelofocefe pofossifibifilefe
Its translation in Italian is:
Questo è un esempio di frase in alfabeto farfallino. Non è facile, anche perchè va detto il più velocemente possibile
Which means, in English:
This is an example of phrase in Farfallino Alphabet. It is not easy, also because you should say it as fast as possible.
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