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Onomatopoeia Odyssey

Onomatopoeia Odyssey

How do animals sound across languages? What would the internet be good for if it didn’t have a solid linguistic analysis of exactly that (complete with sound examples). Turns out: While pretty much every language agrees how cats sound, pig noises are all over the place.


From Weekly Filet #522, in March 2025.

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