Ubbi dubbi

Ubbi dubbi

Ububbubi Dububbubi
Spoken in	United States
Classification	Gibberish
Spoken with	English
See also: Language games

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)

References

1. ^ Ribeiro, Amanda (May 9, 2000). "Kidsday: What's Cool for Kids. About 'ZOOM'.". Newsday: p. B35. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/53619404.html?dids=53619404:53619404&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+9%2C+2000&author=Amanda+Ribeiro.+Kidsday+Staff+Reporter%2C+9%2C+Northport&pub=Newsday&edition=&startpage=B.35&desc=KIDSDAY+%2F+What%27s+Cool+for+Kids+%2F+About+%27ZOOM%27. Retrieved 2008-09-24. "The kids have this really cool language called Ubbi Dubbi . (It's totally secret, but I'll tell you how to figure it out. You put a "ub" at the beginning of every vowel sound. For example, if you want to say, "Hi, how are you?" It would be "Hubi, Hubow ubarube yuboubu?""