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ANIMAL SOUNDS IN WESTERN WORLD |
Below is a comparative table of how people hear and translate common animal cries and sounds, in the western world (Africa, Americas, Europa). It is taking shape!!! I hope more and more good stuff will arrive soon. It seems that the words are very similar from a country to the other, except the surprising English cock and frog!... and the French bird, that says "cui, cui?" (the only one that says such a thing is the Serinus canaria). Needed contributions: from Senegal, Greece, Israel, South Africa, Egypt, Poland, Russia, Peru, Quebec! Also, I look for free pictures of pigs! Please, send your images ! |
Table: animal sounds by languages (occidental domesticated & pets - means: neither hippo, nore elephant, lion, panda etc.) |
DUTCH |
woef woef |
miauw |
tjiep tjiep |
kukelekuu |
tok tok |
boe |
bèè |
i-a |
kwaak kwaak |
ENGLISH |
woof woof |
meow |
tweet tweet |
cock a doodle doo |
cluck cluck |
moo |
baaa |
hee haw |
ribbit ribbit |
FRENCH |
ouah ouah, ouaf |
miaou |
cui cui |
cocorico |
cot cot codêk |
meuh |
méé |
hi-han |
couac couac, coâ |
GERMAN |
wau wau, wuff |
miau |
piep, tschiep |
kikeriki |
gock gock |
muh |
mäh |
i-ah |
quak |
ITALIAN |
bau bau |
miao |
cip cip |
chicchirichi |
cocodè |
muuh |
beeeh |
iho iho |
cra cra |
PORTUGUESE |
au au |
miau |
có có có có |
muu |
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SPANISH |
guau guau |
miau |
pio pio |
kikiriki |
co co co co |
muu |
bee |
i-aaa i-aaa |
croac croac |
TURK |
hav hav |
miyav |
cik cik |
ü ürü ü |
gıt gıt gıdak |
möö |
mee |
a-i a-i |
vrak vrak |
People who built this page: |
Wita
Sobron & Céline Ham, Paolo Albano, Dominique & Jean-Pol
Michel, Toni Stanzione, Ümit Kebapçi, Marcus Coltro, Sven
Nielsen, Javier Lopez! |
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