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Re: onomatopeyics in conlangs

From:Gustavo Eulalio <guga@...>
Date:Sunday, November 22, 1998, 1:51
        Portugese:
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dog             au au           /aw aw/
cat             miau            /miaw/, /mjaw/
rooster         cocoroc=f3      /kOkOrO'kO/
                cocoric=f3      /kOkOri'kO/
pig             oinc            /O~jk/
kermit          ???
bee             zum zum         /zu~ zu~/
bird            piu piu (chick) /piw piw/
gunshot         bam             /ba~/
                pou             /pow/
explosion       bum (big)       /bu~/
                pou (small)     /pow/
clock           tic tac         /tik tak/

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