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Pig Latin was a language used in the prison culture by
prisoners to communicate with each other without the guards
understanding them. It consisted of taking the first letter of a
word and placing it at the end of the word and placing the phrase
either ofay or omay throughout the rest of the sentence.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): secret language

Subject headings: SPEECH -- S000

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