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Old 17-Jan-2007, 06:45
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Default Re: Sounds made by animals

Hi,
Onomatopoeias are different in every language.
In Russian
the cow says [mu:]
the cock - [kukare`ku:]
the hen -[koko`ko]
the cat -[miau]
the duck - [kria-`kria]
the dog - [gav-`gav]
the horse - [igo`go:]
the pig -[hriu-`hriu]
the sparrot [chi`rik-chi`rik]
the crow - [karr]
a snoring man -[hrrrr]
a sneeze -[apch `hi!]
trembling with cold - [brrr]
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