As a robber language is commonly called a play and secret language. She has her roots in the children’s book Kalle Blomquist of the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. The robber language is based on doubling the consonants of a word, whereupon the vowel o is used. In contrast to other game languages (for example spoon language, chicken language), it is difficult to speak the robber language quickly, since the forming is complicated. A practiced speaker is incomprehensible, which sounds like gibberish. By the way, the “real” language of the robbers is called Rotwelsch or Jargon.The name goes back to the children’s books around Kalle Blomquist. In the books a long-lived war between children has faded: the war of roses. Here the members of the White Rose fight against the Red Rose. Eva, a friend of Kalles, belongs to the whites and has learned the robbery language from her grandfather. The secret language helps them to exchange without being understood. Guidance of the robbery language from Kalle Blomquist
The above example illustrates the principle of play language. The consonants, also known as consonants, are replaced by the abbreviation [consonant] + O + [consonant]. Thus, from an r, the abbreviation [R] + O + [R], that is, ror. This is also the basis for the designation Ror language for the robber language. The vowels, ie the letters a, e, i, o, u, diphthongs (au, ei, ai, etc.), as well as umlauts (ä, ö, ü), remain unaffected.
Learning robbery
As already described, this game language is based on exchanging the consonants, with no exceptions. Only the umlauts, diphthongs and vowels remain intact. However, the language of driving is difficult to learn, at least when it is to be spoken.
That is why she is spoken literally by most speakers. This means that the individual letters are spelled and not collapsed when speaking. The word Hello is called Hoh a | lol | lol | o spoken and not Hohalollolo.
Of course, it is also possible to speak the robbery language silently, and thus pull the letters together. However, this is quite complicated when the words have to be transformed in thought, which is why the spelling has proven itself. Whoever writes the whole thing in advance can, of course, speak more quickly, whereby he runs the risk of being misunderstood, even by the initiate.
The most important point is, however, when we learn this game language, a constant practice. The more often the unfamiliar sounds are formed, the easier it is to think about it later. In addition, the whole thing becomes more incomprehensible, the faster it is spoken, which is the meaning of a secret language.
Short overview: The most important to the game language at a glance
The robbery language is a play and a secret language, which has its origins in children’s book series Kalle Blomquist. It is based on the exchange of the consonants of a word by a fixed abbreviation and is usually incomprehensible for outsiders.
A consonant is replaced by [consonant] + O + [consonant]. From the letter b in the robber language thus bob, from the d becomes dod. Umlauts, diphthongs as well as vowels remain unaffected, so they are retained.
Note: In addition to this spoken language, there are other well-known secret languages, which are particularly popular with children. These are mostly based on the exchange of the vowels: examples include the spoon language and the chicken language.
