| Language Name | Furbish |
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| Language Author | Dave Hampton |
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| Year Began | 1998 |
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| Site | Furbish |
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| Broken Link | No |
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| Site Language | English |
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| Site Author | Jeffrey Henning |
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| Language Type | professional fictional language |
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| Editorial | The electronic pet known as the Furby speaks its own simple language, but it still won't purr like a Tribble. |
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| Uniqueness | The language spoken by the first completely interactive animatronic pet. |
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| Language Sources | Pidgins and Chinese. |
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| Design Principles | Designed so that its words would be easily discernible while being able to be produced by an inexpensive integrated circuit. |
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| Interest Of Others | In the late 1990s, this was one of the most popular Christmas gifts for children. |
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| Conculture Noun Phrase | the Furby electronic pets |
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| Quotation | Dah a-loh nah-bah. Doo-moh wee-tee kah way-loh. |
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| Explanation | Big light down. Please sing me sleep. |
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| Translation | The sun's down; please sing me to sleep. |
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| Dictionary | Yes |
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| Etymologies | No |
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| Grammar | Yes |
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| Sample Texts | No |
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| Unique Script | No |
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| Primer | No |
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| Babel Text | No |
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| Lexicon Size | 32 |
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| Submitted By | NA |
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| Updated By | Jeffrey Henning |
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| Date Edited | Saturday, September 04, 2004 |
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| Description Of Update | Added quotation and translation. Dah a-loh nah-bah. Doo-moh wee-tee kah way-loh. |
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| Date To Headline | Saturday, September 18, 2004 |
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