Did you ever figure out Yuna’s code in Chapter 7? Olivia thought it was gibberish, but it wasn’t. It was an actual language. (Kinda.) Okay, so maybe it’s not a real language but it is a code—and we all know Yuna loves codes.
Here’s a hint: Oink-oink!
Get it?
You don’t?! (You are infuriating. But I still like you.) (Kinda.)
I’ll give you another hint: ig-Pay atin-Lay.
Now do you get it?
No. Then never mind. Buh-bye!
Sigh.
I’ll tell you how to speak in Yuna’s code. But only because I think it would be funny if every kid on the planet started speaking in Pig Latin and no adult anywhere knew what was going on—except me.
So, Yuna’s code is Pig Latin. Here are two easy steps to learn it.
1: Words beginning with vowels (a, e, i, o, u):
Simple. Just add “-way” to the end of the word. Here are some examples:
The word “ick” becomes ick-way. The word “egg” becomes egg-way. And the word “uncanny” becomes uncanny-way.
This also holds true for the personal pronoun “I,” which becomes I-way.
2: Words beginning with consonants (that’s any other letter that is not a vowel):
Simply move the consonant (or consonant cluster) to the end of the word, then add “-ay” to the end of that. Examples:
• Words beginning with consonants would change as follows: The word “hello” would become ello-hay. The word “house” would become ouse-hay. And the term “Pig Latin” would become ig-pay atin-lay.
• Words beginning with consonant clusters would change as follows: the word “school” would become ool-schay. The word “transform” would become ansform-tray. And the term “fruit smoothie” would become uit-fray oothie-smay.
Got it? Good! Now go speak in code and freak out your parents!