Arster-Buthur

Arster-Buthur is the secret language that Arthur and Buster make up in Do You Speak George. They invent the language after Francine refuses to teach them Oola. They try unsuccessfully to teach it to George.

The name "Arster-Buthur" does not follow the rules of the language. Instead it combines the first two letters of each boy's name with the rest of the other boys name.

Rules
The last letter of a word is moved to the beginning of the word.

If the last letter is part of a digraph (e.g. “th” or “ay”), you still move only the last letter.

When the original first and last letter are both consonants, you put an “i” between them to make sure the word stays pronounceable.

Examples
you -> u-yo

thank -> k-i-than

how -> w-i-ho

Trivia
Unlike Oola, Arster-Buthur is based on spelling rather than pronunciation so you may end up with different sounds than you had in the original word (e.g. bath -> hibat, day -> yida).

Appearances
Do You Speak George?  100901