emons started to appear because of cellphones. Cellphones can only use 160 characters so people who use them write shorter words to save space. Jejemons don't want this so they made their words longer.[3] Most Jejemons are poor.[1][2][5]
People who are Jejemons are described based on levels. These are "mild," "moderate", "severe", or "terminal."[6]
Jejenese and Jejebet
Jejenese
jEJ3n3Se
Native to Philippines
Ethnicity Jejemon
Language family
Creole
Taglish and Englog Jejenese
Writing system Jejebet
Language codes
ISO 639-2 cpe
ISO 639-3 –
Jejemons speak Jejenese based on Taglish and Englog.[2][1] Their alphabet, Jejebet, is based on Leet. Words are created by mixing letters in a word, mixed large and small letters, using the letters H, X or Z many times, and mixing of numbers in words.[2] The spelling is the same as Leetspeak.
Examples
English Tagalog Jejenese
I would like to know more about you, care to tell me your name? Hehehehe! Nais kitang makilala, maaari mo bang masabi sa akin ang iyong pangalan? Hahaha! i wuD LLyK tO knOw moR3 bOut u. crE 2 t3ll mE yur N@me? jejejejeje!
Hello, how are you? Maligayang bati po, kamusta na? 3ow ph0w, mUsZtAh nA?
I miss you! Sabik na kitang makita! iMiszqcKyuH!
Hello. Maligayang bati po. eEoWpFhUeEhsxz.
I love you. Mahal kita. lAbqCkyOuHh.
How are you? Kamusta? uZtaH?
I ako aQcKuHh you (sg.) ikaw yuHh you (pl.) kayo kEo po (for politeness) pfHoE po (same as above) ph0w hahaha (laughter) jAjaJa hehehe (smart laughter) jeJejE
Reactions
Facebook fan pages were made in support and against the group. Celebrities have condemned some attacks.[3][7] Jejebusters were created to fight jejetyping and jejemons. The Department of Education of the Philippines (DepEd) discourages students from using Jejemon spelling and grammar.[8]
References
