The Oakland, California, school district recently deemed "Ebonics" a language, as spoken by African-Americans. "In the making-its-way-around-the-Internet-category", say the editors of THE BOULDER WEEKLY, 16 January 1997, "we're proud to present [the] following new languages being taught in Oakland:
African-American Speak Ebonics ["Ebony" plus "phonics")
Chinese-American Speak Wongtonics
Eskimo-American Speak Harpoonics
French-American Speak Cornichonics, or Escargonics
German-American Speak Autobahnics, or Teutonics
Irish-American Speak Leprechaunics
Italian-American Speak Spumonics, or Rigatonics
Japanese-American Speak Mamasanics
Jewish-American Speak Zionics
Native American Speak Kemosabics
Polish-American Speak Kielbasanics
Russian-American Speak Rasputonics
Scottish-American Speak Rasputonics
Spanish-American Speak Flanics
Southern [US] American Speak Biscuits 'n' gravyonics
To which list we wonder if we dare add:
Deaf American Speak Deaphonics, or Deafonics.