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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=185185709-23052004></SPAN>W<SPAN
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size=3>ayne,</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=185185709-23052004> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=185185709-23052004><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>The words I inserted in caps show how close
English and German are.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>Fritz</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT>Some languages, like English, have an extensive lexicon for
characteristic<BR>sounds made by different animals, e.g.<BR><BR>neigh,
whinny<SPAN class=185185709-23052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>
(WIEHERN) </FONT></SPAN>, snort<SPAN class=185185709-23052004><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> (SCHNAUBEN) </FONT></SPAN> :
horse<BR>bark, growl: dog<BR>howl<SPAN class=185185709-23052004><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> (HEULEN) </FONT></SPAN>: dog, coyote,
wolf<BR>grunt<SPAN class=185185709-23052004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> (GRUNZEN) </FONT></SPAN>, snort:
hog/pig<BR>chirp<SPAN class=185185709-23052004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> (ZIRPEN) </FONT></SPAN>/sing<SPAN
class=185185709-23052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>
(SINGEN) </FONT></SPAN>: bird<BR>meow<SPAN class=185185709-23052004><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> (MIAUEN) </FONT></SPAN>:
cat<BR>cackle<SPAN class=185185709-23052004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> (GACKERN) </FONT></SPAN>: chicken<BR>crow<SPAN
class=185185709-23052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>
(KRÄHEN) </FONT></SPAN>: rooster<BR>laugh<SPAN
class=185185709-23052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>
(LACHEN) </FONT></SPAN>: hyena<BR>low: cow<BR>gobble: turkey<BR>quack:
duck<BR>honk: goose<BR><BR>Other languages, such as Cheyenne, have very few
words for the sounds made<BR>by specific animals. I only know of the word
emaa'e 'he is barking' used of<BR>a dog, for Cheyenne. Otherwise, other sounds
of animals are covered by the<BR>generic word enestoohe "he is making the
sound."<BR><BR>How about for one or more languages you have researched? How
extensive is<BR>the vocabulary for characteristic sounds made by different
animals? At this<BR>point, I'm not asking for the onomatopoeic words mimicking
the sounds made<BR>by animals (e.g. English woof woof, cockle doodle doo) but
that would be<BR>another interesting
collection.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Wayne<BR>-----<BR>Wayne Leman<BR>Cheyenne website:
<A
href="http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language">http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language</A><BR></TT><TT>
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