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Off topic: How do you say "miaow" in different languages? Thread poster: Alexandra Goldburt
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| cat vocabulary | Jan 16, 2009 |
What I want to know is, why do we only have translations into "human" for one word in the cat's vast vocabulary?
What is the translation--in any human language--of, for example, the plaintive "brrrroop? brrrrroop? brrrroop?" meaning roughly "I am bored and need some company," often said whilst wandering aimlessly about the house at 2 am?
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Lise Leavitt 
United States
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Member (2008)
Danish to English
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| Poor kitty lol | Jan 16, 2009 |
Well, my cat must be confused at this point. Because I am Danish, she was born in Italy and now we live in the USA
However, she "speaks a lot!!!" and I swear when you chase her, I can hear her giggle!! It is the strangest sound ever.
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4leavedClover
Bulgaria
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English to Bulgarian
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| Bulgarian cats | Jan 16, 2009 |
say "myaow" or "miau", but when they are in their mating season, which BTW happens several times a year, they say "miiiaaaaaaauuuw"
I likee cats very much too and have several around.
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Alp Berker
United States
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Turkish to English
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In memoriam
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Kristina Radziulyte
Lithuania
Local time: 11:08
Member (2006)
English to Lithuanian
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Mihaela BUFNILA wrote:
...say "miau". At least the ones I've met 
Cats in Lithuania say MIAU too!
While dogs reply AU AU
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that's in Doggish
(English dialect)
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| and French cats ... | Jan 16, 2009 |
French cats say "Miaou"
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| In Pashto and Dari | Jan 16, 2009 |
I also love cats, and the ones in Afghanistan say "miau" regardless of what part of the country they live, or if their owner is speaking Dari or Pashto...
Also, we think they have seven lives
in addition, it is said if a cat falls, no matter from which skyscraper in the world, they will always stand on four feet
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XX789 (X)
Netherlands
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English to Dutch
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| Japanese cats | Jan 17, 2009 |
Japanese cats say にゃ～ (nyaa) or にゃん (nyan).
You can even express cat speech in the language by ending sentences with のにゃ～ (no nyaa), そうにゃんだ (so nyan da) and such.
[Edited at 2009-01-17 00:05 GMT]
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Özden Arıkan
Germany
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English to Turkish
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| 'Now' suits them perfectly | Jan 17, 2009 |
After all, cats are quite impulsive creatures and they do know how to stand up for their rights. They live in the moment. And they say 'Now' all the time:
-What do we want?
-We want that door open!
-When do we want it?
-We want it NOW! And until you open it, we are here to now now.
So, a combination of Arabic phonetics and English semantics describes the cat language perfectly well
... See more After all, cats are quite impulsive creatures and they do know how to stand up for their rights. They live in the moment. And they say 'Now' all the time:
-What do we want?
-We want that door open!
-When do we want it?
-We want it NOW! And until you open it, we are here to now now.
So, a combination of Arabic phonetics and English semantics describes the cat language perfectly well
Turkish cats have 9 lives, by the way. ▲ Collapse
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Sara Senft
United States
Local time: 04:08
Spanish to English
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| My little girl and her antics | Jan 17, 2009 |
I have a cat and she is crazy! Although she's an adult, about three years old, she's a kitten at heart! Energetic, mischievous, playfull...you get the idea.
In America, cats have nine lives.
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sarandor
United States
Local time: 04:08
English to Russian
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Subhan Fakhrizada wrote:
in addition, it is said if a cat falls, no matter from which skyscraper in the world, they will always stand on four feet
It's true! The cat I had when I was a child fell from the window of our eighth-floor apartment. He was OK...
I love cats too, but for some weird reason developed a severe allergy to them in my 20-s. And now my 7-year old daughter is begging for a kitten. I've tried to tell her that dogs are more fun, but she insists on getting a cat. I am not sure know how I will handle this one yet... An allergy-free genetically-modified hypoallergenic cat?
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Here cats say "miau" but sometimes they say "prrr"
And they have 9 lives.
And since someone mentioned dogs, well here they say "guau"
Funny thread
[Edited at 2009-01-17 16:36 GMT]
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Mrudula Tambe
India
Local time: 13:38
English to Marathi
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In memoriam
say it in different variety since there are 1652 known languages in India as said here.
In my mothertounge, Marathi, which is spoken by 72 Million people, the cat says Myaaw, Myaaw.
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