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[Richard Gaskin]

Klaus Major wrote:

>> speaking as a bilingual (English & Okiebonics),
> 
> ????
> 
> Okiebonics???
> 
> I would really love to know what language THAT is... :-)

It's called Boontling (or in Boontling simply "Boont"), one of the world's
longest-lived artificial languages, predating Esperanto.  It's spoken only
by a small community of old-timers in a northern California hamlet called
Boonville:

<http://www.avbc.com/visit/boontling.html>
<http://www.connectedtraveler.com/zeese.html>
<http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/linguistics/news/boontling.htm>


Here's a snippet:

Brightlighter 'n' eeld'm piked straightnecky moshe from Frisk to fogeater
region for buckeyin' on thribble dee, greymatterin to seep fratty in the
Land of the Beeson Tree on the pike. Moshed through Boont, needeekin' 'n'
neeshyin', deekin' for frattey nooks.


Translation:

A man and his wife who lived in the city were driving their BMW through
Anderson Valley, from San Francisco to the Mendocino coast, on a three day
weekend, for a little rest and relaxation. They figured they would pass
through Anderson Valley to sample some of the local wines on the drive. They
drove through Boonville without a glance and stopped for nothing, intent on
finding the wineries and their tasting rooms.

:)

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