The language the Minions speak, often dubbed Minionese, combines multiple real-life languages with gibberish and funny sounds. In terms of actual languages, Minionese borrows words from English ...

Talk like a Minion with this handy English-to-Minion translation list. In the world of Conlangs (or constructed languages), Klingon, Elvish, Dothraki and Esperanto were created by expert linguists.

According to production notes for Despicable Me 2, Coffin, who also voices the minions, said that he made their language a combination of Indian, French, English, Spanish, and Italian.

The minions get back to those cute roots, but especially so in their language. It just sounds cute. One of the ways it does this is by imitating features of baby talk.

‘Despicable Me 2’: 5 Things to Know About the Minions. Looney Tunes played a role in the evolution of Gru's henchmen, whose language consists of French, Spanish, Italian … and food references.

Minions “speak” in cute, high-pitched (possibly artificially), and emotive tones; they’re voiced by Despicable Me and Minions co-directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.

The channel’s reporter contacted McDonald’s and learned, “Minions speak ‘Minionese,’ which is a random combination of languages and nonsense words,” but parents still want McDonald’s ...

Against all odds, the beloved Minions of the "Despicable Me" franchise evolved from a childhood staple to a favorite of online moms to a Gen Z icon.