AAs did y’all know y’all have your own language

[Kwéyòl]

Tutnese - Wikipedia
“This game was invented and used by African Americans in the American South, to teach spelling and conceal what they said, at a time when literacy among slaves was forbidden.[1] Tut is still taught in many African American families and communities as a way of communal and historical bonding.[2]”

I’ve seen AAs youth all over tiktok spreading the word and trying to learn and teach each other. Don’t let y’all language die out

 

[hatealot]

I could barely learn pig Latin when every girl growing up was talking it.
I truly believe women pick up and learn languages faster than men.

But this is interesting to know. Never heard this

 

[96Blue]

WTF?



It feels like everyday I'm learning something new about my culture.



EDIT: I can't find any information on this. I don't know. But it is documented.

 

[Kwéyòl]

WTF?



It feels like everyday I'm learning something new about my culture.



EDIT: I can't find any information on this. I don't know. But it is documented.

Video I found on Twitter

 

[HarlemHottie]

We kicked pig Latin regular, never heard of tut.


Ima ask moms.

 

[HarlemHottie]

EDIT: I can't find any information on this. I don't know. But it is documented.

Maya Angelou mentions learning Tut as a child in the first volume of her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She and her friend Louise "spent tedious hours teaching ourselves the Tut language. You (yack oh you) know (kack nug oh wug) what (wack hash a tut). Since all the other children spoke Pig Latin, we were superior because Tut was hard to speak and even harder to understand."

Tutnese - Wikipedia

 

[96Blue]

Video I found on Twitter

Maya Angelou mentions learning Tut as a child in the first volume of her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She and her friend Louise "spent tedious hours teaching ourselves the Tut language. You (yack oh you) know (kack nug oh wug) what (wack hash a tut). Since all the other children spoke Pig Latin, we were superior because Tut was hard to speak and even harder to understand."

Tutnese - Wikipedia

Y'all are right, it is real. Hopefully Gloria Mcllwain will make more books on it because I can't find any online right now.

EDIT: I think she passed away.

 

[Ake1725]

Tuthushaytut dudohpupe

 

[ultraflexed]

We kicked pig Latin regular, never heard of tut.


Ima ask moms.

I hate when my wife speaks pig latin...

 

[96Blue]

So, I just went on Tik-Tok and looked this up and people are learning this fast as shyt and I'm seeing alot of younger ADOS pick this up, I'm honestly happy to see this.

Personally, it looks harder to pick up than it is in my opinion, but ima try.

 

[King]

Word Example: "Tree" becomes "Tutrugsquatee". Sentence Example: "I took a walk to the park yesterday" becomes "I tutsquatohkuck a wackalulkuck tuto tuthashe pubarugkuck yubesustuterugdudayub".

Damn they was speaking Baltimore

 

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[HarlemHottie]

I hate when my wife speaks pig latin...

 

[B86]

Man…we were born in America and now speak English. If you’re gonna try to learn a whole new language then go learn a damn programming language so your kid’s kid’s kids will have some money. I appreciate the info, OP, but we stay pressed over shyt like this instead of people relaying information with real value and gems for the world we live in NOW over Tiktok or whatever

 

[Brer Dog]

Man…we were born in America and now speak English. If you’re gonna try to learn a whole new language then go learn a damn programming language so your kid’s kid’s kids will have some money. I appreciate the info, OP, but we stay pressed over shyt like this instead of people relaying information with real value and gems for the world we live in NOW over Tiktok or whatever

It's just a game, nikka. Those are kids on Tiktok