what language do minions speak

The minions, the fictional characters from the Despicable Me franchise, are portrayed as speaking a language that is a combination of various languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, and English.

The language is not a real language and is referred to as "Minionese" by the creators of the franchise. The language is composed of various words and phrases from different languages, but it is not a coherent language that follows any specific grammar or syntax rules.

Additionally, the minions are shown to use certain words and phrases that are not in any known language but are used for comedic effect. However, they also can understand and use English as they are shown to communicate with their human characters in the film.

The creators of the franchise have said that they want the minions to be relatable to people of all ages and cultures, and to achieve this, they created the Minionese language as a way to make the minions more universally appealing.