Why do pigs oink in English, boo boo in Japanese, and nöff-nöff in Swedish?

23:45 tisdag 18 november 2014

Per Olsson och språken.

Why do pigs oink in English, boo boo in Japanese, and nöff-nöff in Swedish?

It’s not just pigs, the onomatopoeia we apply to most animal sounds varies delightfully across different tongues. What does this reveal about our relationship with language?

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