Double Dutch—Instructions for Tutnese

Double Dutch

In Dudoubublule Dudututcashhash

to speak Double Dutch is as such—
Jumping syllables, tripping, less is more,
Sense gets lost, yet joy’s at its core.

A, the letters twirl,
Mumbo jumbo starts to whirl.
Jargon loops and Bubasquafuflulesus
Gibberish becomes the Gugabubsus.


Bub, is just one tangled word,
Sounds like something absurd.
It’s all Tutnese now, language light,
A playful tongue in day or night.

Jumping rhythms in the air,
Double Dutch is everywhere.
Speech untamed, a trope a sound,
Nonsense language, all around.

So twist the words and leap the line,
In this, Cash is where nonsense shines.
Double Dutch—don’t understand?
Read on my friend and try your hand.

Instructions for Tutnese

Double Dutch or Tutnese is a playful way of speaking where vowels are spoken normally,

but consonants are replaced with unique syllables.

B becomes “Bub,”, D becomes “Dud,”

and T becomes “Tut.”

Double letters with “squa”

before consonants, “TT” becomes “Squatut”,

or “squat” before vowels. “OO” becomes “Squato”

The word “Dog” becomes “Dudogug,”

and “Moon” becomes “Mumsquatonun.”

“I love cats”, “I lulovuve cashatutsus.”

Just replace each consonant

with its matching syllable.

B becomes “Bub,” C can be “Cash” or “Coch,”

D turns into “Dud,” F becomes “Fuf” or “Fud,”

G is replaced by “Gug,”

H can be “Hash” or “Hutch,”

J becomes “Jay” or “Jug,” K turns into “Kuck,”

L is replaced with “Lul,” M becomes “Mum,”

N is “Nun,” P turns into “Pub” or “Pup,”

Q is replaced with “Quack” or “Queue,”

R becomes “Rug” or “Rur,” S is replaced by “Sus,”

T becomes “Tut,” V is “Vuv,” W turns into “Wack”

or “Wash,” X is “Ex” or “Xux,” Y is “Yub” or “Yuck,” and Z becomes “Zub” or “Zug.”

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About the Author: Sarah B. Royal

Sarah B. Royal’s writing defies convention. Her poetry and prose traverse the boundaries between structure and spontaneity, often weaving together philosophical inquiry, cultural reflection, and personal narrative. With a background in experimental literature, she is known for crafting works that challenge readers to engage intellectually and emotionally.

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