We say that cats go "meow" and donkeys "eeyore"

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Presumably, although humans can't (easily) hear them, there are richer languages in place beyond these simple onomatopoeic terms. What would someone non-human, who is not able to perceive the intricacies of the human language, use as an onomatopoeic term when mimicking humans do you think?

― Owen, Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:01 (nineteen years ago)

WERDATITTEEZAT?

― The Man in the Iron-On Mask (noodle vague), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:03 (nineteen years ago)

The french say that cats say "Ronrow"

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:04 (nineteen years ago)

And Germans think sheep go "Määh".

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:05 (nineteen years ago)

"I love you Gary"

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:05 (nineteen years ago)

Ronronner is to purr though, not miaow which is miauler.

As for the question, humans already use onomatopoeia to mimic languages they don't understand.

― jz, Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:05 (nineteen years ago)

you guys are answering this thread backwards lol

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:06 (nineteen years ago)

True, yes, but we are not non-human - none of us. x-post

― Owen, Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:08 (nineteen years ago)

I have some doubts.

― The Man in the Iron-On Mask (noodle vague), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:10 (nineteen years ago)

rhubarb

― mason storm (mason storm), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:10 (nineteen years ago)

"innit" "innit" "innit"

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:12 (nineteen years ago)

"Like"

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:40 (nineteen years ago)

they would say we slobber and sing

― Latham Green (mike), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:54 (nineteen years ago)

buuubbuuubbbuubbbuubbbuuh

What does English sound like?

― Dave will do (dave225.3), Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:55 (nineteen years ago)

has nobody seen peanuts? we all sound like their teachers obv!!

wa wa wa wawawa wawa wa wa wawawa wa...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 2 February 2006 14:00 (nineteen years ago)

YAMYAMYAMYAMYAM

― LoneNut, Thursday, 2 February 2006 14:02 (nineteen years ago)

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― TOMBOT, Thursday, 2 February 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

I think americans say that donkeys go "heehaw," this eeyore thing is british? I never made the connection to Eeyore the donkey from the christopher robin stories!

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 2 February 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

The french "coin" (kwain) is much closer to a real duck than "quack".

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 2 February 2006 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

WAWA

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 2 February 2006 15:53 (nineteen years ago)

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