German 'mietzmietz' = French ???

[Nadja Adolf]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	David Robertson [SMTP:drobert at TINCAN.TINCAN.ORG]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 11, 1999 10:39 AM
> To:	CHINOOK at LINGUIST.LDC.UPENN.EDU
> Subject:	German 'mietzmietz' = French ???
>
> Howdy,
>
> So what's the French sound used to lure a cat, then?
	[Nadja Adolf]
	Minu, minu - the i is sort of between a short I and a long E.
	I am not sure of the spelling - this is just an attempt to
	show the sounds.

	[Nadja Adolf]  My friend Leon's Maine French mother uses
	that to call her cats.