Furby Research

INFORMATION FROM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby#Furbish-English_phrases

A Furby (plural Furbys or Furbies) was a popular electronic robotic toy resembling a hamster/owl-like creature which went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its launch in the holiday season of 1998, with continual sales until 2000. Furbies sold 1.8 million units in 1998, 14 million units in 1999, and altogether in its three years of original production, Furbies sold over 40 million units. Its speaking capabilities were translated into 24 languages.
Furbies were the first successful attempt to produce and sell a domestically-aimed robot. A newly purchased Furby starts out speaking entirely Furbish, the unique language that all Furbies use, but is programmed to start using English words and phrases in place of Furbish over time. This process is intended to resemble the process of learning English.^[1] In 2005, new Furbies were released, with voice-recognition and more complex facial movements, and many other changes and improvements.

wee-tah-kah-loo-loo: Tell me a joke.

wee-tah-kah-wee-loo: Tell me a story.

wee-tee-kah-wah-tee: Sing me a song.

u-nye-loo-lay-doo?: Do you want to play?

u-nye-ay-tay-doo?: Are you hungry?

u-nye-boh-doo?: How are you?

u-nye-way-loh-nee-way: Go to sleep now.

u-nye-noh-lah: Show me a dance.

Furbies may say these Furbish words:

• doo?: What? (Furbies say this when called)
• doo-dah: Yes. (Furbies say this in response to a command before doing it.)
• boo: No. (Furbies say this when they do not want to carry out a command.)
• yoo?: Why will you not play with me today? (This usually means the Furby is upset.)