La Javanaise
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| - | '''Javanais''' is an element of [[French language|French]] [[slang]] where the extra [[syllable]] "av" is placed inside a word (an [[infix]]), between every consonant followed by a vowel, rendering it more incomprehensible. Some common words that are "javanised" are ''gros'', meaning ''fat'', which becomes ''gravos'', ''bonjour'', meaning ''hello'', which becomes ''bavonjavour'' and ''penible'', meaning ''annoying'', which becomes ''pavenaviblave''. Paris becomes "Pavaravis." | ||
| - | Javanais follows this formula: consonant + vowel ---> consonant + “av” + vowel. | + | [[Serge Gainsbourg]] wrote and sang a song called "La javanaise," a pun playing on Javanese dancing and the javanais style of speaking. The song heavily employs unaltered French words that naturally have the "av" sound; thus the lyrics resemble the word game of [[javanais]]. |
| - | In French the word is also used to describe the [[Javanese language]]. | ||
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| - | [[Serge Gainsbourg]] wrote and sang a song called "La javanaise," a pun playing on Javanese dancing and the javanais style of speaking. The song heavily employs unaltered French words that naturally have the "av" sound; thus the lyrics resemble the word game of javanais. | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Verlan]] – the inversion of syllables in a French word | ||
| - | *[[Louchebem]] – a form of French slang similar to [[Pig Latin]], originally called [[Largonji]] | ||
| - | *[[Javanais]] | ||
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Serge Gainsbourg wrote and sang a song called "La javanaise," a pun playing on Javanese dancing and the javanais style of speaking. The song heavily employs unaltered French words that naturally have the "av" sound; thus the lyrics resemble the word game of javanais.
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