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Meuh, moo, or mu?
I grew up hearing how animals sounds are expressed differently in the various languages I came into contact with — it's a topic that I still find fascinating. Chinese dogs say "wang wang" and English dogs go "woof woof". English sheep say "baaaa", French sheep say "bêêê", English ducks go "quack", and French ducks say "coin coin" (note "oin'" sounds different in French compared to English). And well, Hokkien ducks go "aaap". A bit of hunting (hah, no pun intended) brought up this site, which has an impressive list of animals and how the noises they make are expressed in different languages. Meuh, go wild! Posted by sniffles at February 11, 2004 12:05 PM