Ubbi dubbi

Ubbi Dubbi is a language game spoken with the English language, and is a close relative of the language game Obbish. It was popularized by the long-running PBS television show ZOOM. ^[1] Variations to Ubbi Dubbi include Ob, Ib, Arpy Darpy, and Iz.

Ubbi Dubbi is spoken in the United States, and works by adding -ub- (/ˈʌb/) before each vowel sound in a word.^[1]

Examples:

• Speak → spubeak  /ˈspʌbiːk/
• Hello → hubellubo  /ˌhʌbəˈlʌboʊ/
• Extra → ubextruba  /ˈʌbɛksˌtrʌbə/
• Mississippi → Mubissubissubippubi
• Ubbi Dubbi → Ubububi Dubububi
• Zoom → "Zuboom"
• "Hi, how are you?" → "Hubi, hubow ubare yubou?" (unpronounced vowels do not have "ub" in front of them)

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