Minion Language
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Minionese appears to be a polyglot language, which borrows words and - such as they are - grammatical rules from many different languages. Minionese contains some elements of English, with words like "Banana", "Bapple" (apple, basically "Apple" with "B"), and "Potato". (Minions are, as has been shown many times, particularly obsessed with food.)
No non-Minion character has ever been heard to speak Minionese directly, although some characters (most notably Gru) can understand it anyway. The Minions can also understand English although none of them have ever been heard to actually speak it. All of the Minionese heard in the films was created and voiced by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, the directors of the Despicable Me movies.
Minions can also be frequently heard repeating words they hear, most notably names, during which they sometimes suffer from minor single-letter speech impediments such as "Skrlet Pōpapjl" in place of "Scarlet Overkill," which is heard both from Kevin at the 1968 Villain-Con and from an unnamed Minion in the ice cave. Further, though "bellō" seems to be the most common form of greeting, some (such as Stuart while attempting to flirt with a fire hydrant) can be clearly heard saying "hello" along with the appropriate mouth movements, indicating that some of their words may simply be speech impediments possessed by the majority of Minions.
This leads to the possibility that some of their words that are only slightly different from a word in another language with similar meaning and use are merely the result of word imitation and widely-held single-letter speech impediments, which further suggests that some of their words could have multiple variants based on which version of the commonly held speech impediments the Minion speaking possesses, or if the Minion possesses a speech impediment for the letters being used at all.
In addition, some seemingly Minionese-unique words or words from other languages that are used in Minionese in ways they wouldn't normally be used can be understood partially from their context. So, all of these being nonsense, one must take this sentence largely in context.
According to an Entertainment Weekly interview with directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, who invented the language, Minionese is "more based on sounds and rhythms than the literal meanings of words." AKA: It's basically impossible. Yet despite the difficulty, it's quickly amassed an impressive following of people dying to learn how to communicate in the language of the banana-loving minions. There are vocab lists, Q&As, even Youtube tutorials for how to master Minionese, created by and for fans who just can't get enough of Despicable Me and its adorable yellow creatures.
Not helpful. For those attempting to learn how to speak Minionese, be warned, it might take you some time (and might not be the most useful language to learn.... all I'm saying) but it will be fun. Here's a Youtube video by a very passionate Despicable Me fan to help get you started:
There's also "la boda" for marriage and "kanpai" for cheers. And don't forget the most important one of all: "banana" in Minionese is banana. Really, what else do you need to know? This certainly covers the basics of human-Minion communication.
Now that you know how to speak the language, you should be able to follow along with the plot of Minions without any problem. Perhaps you'll even uncover some secrets that the average viewer wouldn't get, thanks to your new skill. Are the minions secretly plotting to take over the country? What do they really think about the humans that they pass on the street? And maybe you'll even solve the biggest mystery of all: why are they always so naked?
Again, these translations from the Despicable Me movies are not official. Perhaps some eager fans just tried looking for patterns or several fans agreed to designate translations for the different words that these translations appear to have become generally accepted. Maybe these fans have also observed certain patterns that the producers and directors of the Despicable Me and Minions movies failed to realize.
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So what, exactly, is Minionese? It's the lexical version of a hearty stew, made up of words from multiple languages, expressed not only vocally, but through the Minions' physical comedy. While the creation of Minionese makes narrative sense now that the Minions have a rich backstory (more on that in a bit), Coffin's goal was for the audience to understand Minionese without actually knowing the exact verbiage through the Minions huge range of vocal melodies and inflections, as well as their physical actions. First, however, he needed to ground Minionese in it's own personal history, and that was achieved by realizing the Minions have been around a lot longer than we have.
Featured image: (L to R) BOB, KEVIN and STUART paddle their way to Manhattan in "Minions", Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's comedy adventure. Courtesy Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment.
Since the language minions speak is a mixture of a couple of languages, people can often identify words from Spanish, and French, and at times minion language seems English even. However, as we mentioned above it's a combination of all these languages. Creative, right?
You might have heard questions like do minions speak Spanish. You might have even seen questions like why do minions speak Spanish on social media. But now you know that it seems like Spanish or French sometimes because it is heavily inspired by multiple languages. Next time someone asks do minions speak French, you can share with them this interesting piece of information.
Minions (/ˈmɪnjənz/) are a fictional all-male species of yellow creatures that appear in Illumination's Despicable Me franchise. They are characterized by their childlike behavior and their language, which is largely unintelligible.[a]
The Minions serve as the official mascots for Illumination and have also been described by The New York Times as "corporate icons" for Comcast in the years since their 2013 purchase of Illumination's parent company NBCUniversal; similar to Mickey Mouse for The Walt Disney Company, Bugs Bunny for Warner Bros. Discovery, Woody Woodpecker for Universal Pictures, SpongeBob SquarePants for Paramount Global or Mario for Nintendo.
Kevin, Stuart, and Bob are three of the most familiar minions, who appear as stars in the film Minions (2015) and its sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022). Many other Minions are mentioned by name in the films and other media in the franchise. They were created by Eric Guillon, Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.[2]
The Minions are small, yellow capsule-shaped creatures with round gray goggles. They are depicted as being roughly one-third to one-half the height of humans but they were later revealed to be 3 feet 7 inches (1.1 m) tall. They have one or two eyes, and their irises are almost always brown (except for Bob, who has one green and one brown eye). They have three fingers and toes per hand and foot, respectively. There appears to be no other difference between the two types beyond the number and color of eyes, and their height. They have no discernible noses but seem capable of smelling, as they are shown smelling fruit and are affected by the Fart Gun. They are also shown without ears but can hear and respond to sounds. Most Minions appear either bald or with a few wispy strands of black hair on their heads. After leaving their home country of Switzerland in favor of a new life in America during the late 1960s, their clothing consists of blue overalls emblazoned with Gru's logo, black rubber gloves, shoes, and goggles.
While shown as somewhat absent-minded and having very mischievous streaks, they also possess exceptional engineering abilities, being able to design and construct spaceships and playthings for Gru's adopted daughters, particularly the youngest, Agnes. Minions, the 2015 animated feature film, shows that they have existed since the beginning of life on Earth. Minions are biologically wired to seek out and serve villains - including notable fictional ones such as Count Dracula, and real-life historical figures like Napoleon - and when they have no "boss" to serve, the Minions become depressed and listless.[3] They are also shown to have a degree of invulnerability, as Kevin, Stuart and Bob are able to survive a European torture chamber without any injuries, even playing with the torture devices, and to survive being hit by dropped heavy objects. In the 2010 short film "Banana", the Minions are revealed to have an almost uncontrollable craving for fruit, especially bananas.
The Minions speak in a fictional polyglot language, called Minionese, which is partly derived from other languages, including French, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, and German.[4][5][6] Although seemingly nonsensical, the English-sounding dialogue is dubbed differently for every country, in order to make the sounds somewhat recognizable.[7] They have common English-language names, such as Dave (one of the first known minions in the franchise), Kevin, Stuart, Bob (the lead trio in Minions and Minions: The Rise of Gru), Mel (the leader of the Minions in Despicable Me 3 after Gru refuses their request of him returning to being a supervillain), and Otto (the fourth lead Minion in Minions: The Rise of Gru).[8][9]
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