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# Pig Latin
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Welcome to Pig Latin on Exercism's Python Track.
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If you need help running the tests or submitting your code, check out `HELP.md`.
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## Instructions
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Implement a program that translates from English to Pig Latin.
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Pig Latin is a made-up children's language that's intended to be confusing.
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It obeys a few simple rules (below), but when it's spoken quickly it's really difficult for non-children (and non-native speakers) to understand.
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- **Rule 1**: If a word begins with a vowel sound, add an "ay" sound to the end of the word.
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Please note that "xr" and "yt" at the beginning of a word make vowel sounds (e.g. "xray" -> "xrayay", "yttria" -> "yttriaay").
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- **Rule 2**: If a word begins with a consonant sound, move it to the end of the word and then add an "ay" sound to the end of the word.
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Consonant sounds can be made up of multiple consonants, such as the "ch" in "chair" or "st" in "stand" (e.g. "chair" -> "airchay").
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- **Rule 3**: If a word starts with a consonant sound followed by "qu", move it to the end of the word, and then add an "ay" sound to the end of the word (e.g. "square" -> "aresquay").
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- **Rule 4**: If a word contains a "y" after a consonant cluster or as the second letter in a two letter word it makes a vowel sound (e.g. "rhythm" -> "ythmrhay", "my" -> "ymay").
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There are a few more rules for edge cases, and there are regional variants too.
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Check the tests for all the details.
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Read more about [Pig Latin on Wikipedia][pig-latin].
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[pig-latin]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_latin
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## Source
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### Created by
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- @behrtam
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### Contributed to by
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- @akashsara
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- @cmccandless
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- @Dog
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- @ikhadykin
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- @N-Parsons
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- @pheanex
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- @Sukhj1nder
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- @tqa236
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- @yawpitch
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### Based on
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The Pig Latin exercise at Test First Teaching by Ultrasaurus - https://github.com/ultrasaurus/test-first-teaching/blob/master/learn_ruby/pig_latin/
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