Swardspeak

Swardspeak (or Chuva) is a secret language that came from the mixed language with the names Taglish and Englog. It is used by gay people in the Philippines.^[1]

Swardspeak uses word from Tagalog, English, Spanish, Cebuano, Japanese, Sanskrit, and other languages. Names of Celebrities and trademark brands are also used.^[2][3]

Gay people use Swardpeak to make themselves feel special.^[4] The language changes a lot.^[5] People who use the language are called Bekimons. This word is from the words bakla (gay) and Jejemon.^[2][6]

The word "Swardspeak" came from the 1970's book called "Swardspeak: A Preliminary Study".^[7] "Sward" is slang for "gay male" in the Philippines.^[8]

1. ↑ "Deciphering Filipino Gay Lingo". United SEA. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Gayspeak: Not for gays only". 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
3. ↑ "GAY LANGUAGE: DEFYING THE STRUCTURAL LIMITS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES". Kritika Kultura, Issue 11. Kritika Kultura. August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
4. ↑ "swardspeak". Retrieved 23 December 2010.
5. ↑ "A SEMANTIC LOOK AT FEMININE SEX AND GENDER TERMS IN PHILIPPINE GAY LINGO" (PDF). University of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
6. ↑ "Ang Bekimon (Baklang Jejemon)". July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
7. ↑ "The Filipino Gayspeak (Filipino Gay Lingo)". June 5, 2006. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
8. ↑ "GAY SPEAKS on "SWARDSPEAK"". May 13, 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2010.