Innerworld@lemmy.world to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 19 days agoHow different countries and languages represent barking dog sound in wordsbrilliantmaps.comimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down11
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageHow different countries and languages represent barking dog sound in wordsbrilliantmaps.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareRecursiveParadox@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoThe one for the Netherlands is wrong: dogs say “blaf blaf” here, not “waf waf.”
minus-squareKertyna@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoProbably also depends on where in the Netherlands you are. Rarely hear anyone say “Blaf!” I thought “Woef!” would be the most common.
minus-squareRecursiveParadox@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 days agoWell, they say the city I live in has the most neutral of all Dutch accents… therefore, so do our dogs!
The one for the Netherlands is wrong: dogs say “blaf blaf” here, not “waf waf.”
Probably also depends on where in the Netherlands you are. Rarely hear anyone say “Blaf!” I thought “Woef!” would be the most common.
Well, they say the city I live in has the most neutral of all Dutch accents… therefore, so do our dogs!