Because words for the same basic sound can differ considerably between languages. Different languages have different sounds, some languages have sounds that other languages don't have.
For example, the sound a dog makes (help·info) is bow-wow (or woof-woof) in English, wau-wau in German, uau-uau in Interlingua, ouah-ouah in French, gaf-gaf in Russian, hav-hav in Hebrew, wan-wan,
Even in English, we have "meow, meow" and "mew, mew". "Meong, meong" is just as good. We could make some up now. They're just conventions - approximations of a sound that can't be spoken or spelled, just imitated. So, any similar sound that can be spelled will do.
Some people think dogs say "woof woof". Some would say "ruff ruff" or "arf arf". Some would say "bow wow" And, of course, even the word bark itself is onomatopoeic and sounds like a bark, just like howl sounds like a howl..
Does a lamb say "maa" or "baa". Neither. If it was my choice, I might have left off the consonant. Bleating sounds more like "aaa" to me
The fact is, there's no spelling those sounds anyway. If they're going to be different in the same language, we shouldn't expect them to be alike in different languages.
I've always wondered what a turkey ("gobble, gobble") says in Turkey. Fun stuff, and a good question.
Different languages have different onomatopoeia, just like they have different words. some times they are the same other times they aren't but they have a resemblance of the sound they refer to.
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For example, suppose that on many evenings, your young dog gets busy looking for trouble just as you’re digesting your dinner. He grabs a boot from the mat by the front door and gallops through the house with it. You yell at him and take it away. He grabs its mate. You yell and take it away. He heads for the kitchen and starts checking out the counters in case something tasty’s been left behind. You chase him away. And on and on, until you’ve lost your temper and torn out clumps of hair you can ill afford to lose.
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Because words for the same basic sound can differ considerably between languages. Different languages have different sounds, some languages have sounds that other languages don't have.
For example, the sound a dog makes (help·info) is bow-wow (or woof-woof) in English, wau-wau in German, uau-uau in Interlingua, ouah-ouah in French, gaf-gaf in Russian, hav-hav in Hebrew, wan-wan,
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Even in English, we have "meow, meow" and "mew, mew". "Meong, meong" is just as good. We could make some up now. They're just conventions - approximations of a sound that can't be spoken or spelled, just imitated. So, any similar sound that can be spelled will do.
Some people think dogs say "woof woof". Some would say "ruff ruff" or "arf arf". Some would say "bow wow" And, of course, even the word bark itself is onomatopoeic and sounds like a bark, just like howl sounds like a howl..
Does a lamb say "maa" or "baa". Neither. If it was my choice, I might have left off the consonant. Bleating sounds more like "aaa" to me
The fact is, there's no spelling those sounds anyway. If they're going to be different in the same language, we shouldn't expect them to be alike in different languages.
I've always wondered what a turkey ("gobble, gobble") says in Turkey. Fun stuff, and a good question.
Different languages have different onomatopoeia, just like they have different words. some times they are the same other times they aren't but they have a resemblance of the sound they refer to.
In any given situation, focus on what you do want your dog to do instead of on whatever he’s doing wrong. Learn how to train your dog https://tr.im/BNwiW
For example, suppose that on many evenings, your young dog gets busy looking for trouble just as you’re digesting your dinner. He grabs a boot from the mat by the front door and gallops through the house with it. You yell at him and take it away. He grabs its mate. You yell and take it away. He heads for the kitchen and starts checking out the counters in case something tasty’s been left behind. You chase him away. And on and on, until you’ve lost your temper and torn out clumps of hair you can ill afford to lose.
I always thought that was odd too, but I think it just has to do with accent and the way their language is written.
Different vocalization in their languages.
its been proven that pets speak different languages according to their origin same as us humans.