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What does an animal say in your language?

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r0pe
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 Message 9 of 22
11 January 2013 at 10:36am | IP Logged 
German:

Cat: miau
Dog: wau wau or wuff wuff
Chick (female): put put
Rooster: kikeriki
Pig: oink oink or grunz grunz
Cow: muuh
Donkey: i-ah i-ah
Bird: piep piep
Horse:
Duck: quack quack
Snake: sssss
Rabbit:
Goat: määh
Sheep: määh
Fish:
Owl:
Bee: sum sum
Mice:
Lion/tiger:

Edited by r0pe on 11 January 2013 at 10:38am

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pesahson
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 Message 10 of 22
11 January 2013 at 2:05pm | IP Logged 
Polish:

Cat: miau
Dog: hau hau
Chick (female): ko ko ko
Rooster: kukuruku
Pig: chrum chrum
Cow: muu
Donkey:
Bird: ćwir ćwir
(althogh crows go kra kra)
Horse:
Duck: kwa kwa
Snake: sssss
Rabbit:
Goat: mee
Sheep: bee
Fish:
Owl: hu hu
Bee: bzzz
Mice:
Lion/tiger:

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Gosiak
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 Message 11 of 22
11 January 2013 at 2:22pm | IP Logged 
Polish:
Donkey: ioio
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Ojorolla
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 Message 12 of 22
12 January 2013 at 6:41am | IP Logged 
Korean:

Cat: Yaong
Dog: Meongmeong or Walwal
Chicken: Koko or Kokodaek
Rooster: Kokio
Pig: Kulkul
Cow: Eummeh
Donkey: ?
Bird: Chaekchaek (sparrow)
Horse: Hihing
Duck: Kwaekkwaek
Snake: ?
Rabbit: ?
Goat: Meeh
Sheep: Meeh
Fish: ?
Owl: Pueongbueong
Bee: Wingwing
Mice: Chikchik
Lion/tiger: Eoheung

PS: All diphthongs are single vowels that don't exist in English.

Edited by Ojorolla on 12 January 2013 at 6:43am

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vonPeterhof
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 Message 13 of 22
12 January 2013 at 8:10am | IP Logged 
Ojorolla wrote:

Lion/tiger: Eoheung

PS: All diphthongs are single vowels that don't exist in English.
I believe "eo" (ㅓ) is traditionally transcribed as /ʌ/, which definitely does exist in English (the closed syllable u-sound in "cup", "bus", etc.), although that transcription is apparently not without controversy.
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Ojorolla
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 Message 14 of 22
12 January 2013 at 8:44am | IP Logged 
vonPeterhof wrote:
I believe "eo" (ㅓ) is traditionally transcribed as /ʌ/, which definitely does exist in English (the closed syllable u-sound in "cup", "bus", etc.), although that transcription is apparently not without controversy.

In theory, you're right, but in practice, it's not as simple as that.
To a Korean's ear (a Seoulite like me, that is), English /ʌ/ sounds whether like 'ㅓ' or 'ㅏ'. So I would transcribe 'bus' as '버스' but for 'cup of coffee', '캅' is closer to what I hear, rather than '컵' which we conventionally use. And according to the wiki talk page you linked to, 'ㅓ' sounds like /ɔ/ to an American's ear. However, if an American speaks Korean realizing 'ㅓ' as the American /ɔ/,(I hear Americans speak Korean like this all the time), to a Korean it sounds more like an 'ㅗ', or somewhere between 'ㅓ' and 'ㅗ', and they end up sounding like North Koreans!(North-Korean 'ㅓ' is very close to Seoulite 'ㅗ')
It's as complicated as that, but I hope you understand what I mean...

Edited by Ojorolla on 12 January 2013 at 8:46am

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xander.XVII
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 Message 15 of 22
18 April 2013 at 8:42pm | IP Logged 
Italian: Onomatopea (Name/Verb)
Cat: Miao (Miagolio/Miagolare)
Dog: Bau Bau more rarely vuf vuf (abbaio, guaito,uggiolio[when the dog seems to be
crying]/abbaiare,guaire,uggiolare)
Chicken: Coccodè ( cioccio,schiamazzo [rarest]/ chiocciare,schiamazzare)
Rooster: Chicchirichì (canto del gallo)
Pig: Oink oink ( grufolo,grugnito/grufolare,grugnire)
Cow: Muu (muggito/muggire)
Donkey: I-ò (raglio/ragliare)
Bird: gra gra (sparrow) (gracchiare)
Horse: I-ìì (Nitrito/nitrire)
Duck: Qua qua (starnazzo/starnazzare)
Snake: Ssssss (sibilo/sibilare)
Rabbit: ? (ziga)
Goat: /
Sheep: Beeee (belato/belare)
Fish: ?
Owl: U-ù (bubolare [rarest to the extreme extent]
Bee: Zzzzzz (ronzio/ronzare)--> like mosquito
Mice: Squit (squittio/squittire)
Lion/tiger: Groar, roar,rrrrr (ruggito/ruggire)
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Cabaire
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 Message 16 of 22
18 April 2013 at 11:19pm | IP Logged 
German (addition):
Owl: schu schu
Raven: krah krah
Fish: blub blub
Pig: quiek quiek
Elephant: törööö


Edited by Cabaire on 18 April 2013 at 11:22pm



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