An International Guide to Animal Talk
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Didn't you always suspect that animals spoke different languages? They do as far as their country's written word is concerned. So if your dog says “guf-guf” instead of “bow-wow” or “rrruf-ruf,” maybe he or she is Russian! Here is a brief guide to international animal talk.
| Animal | English | Russian | Japanese | French | German |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Tweet-tweet | Squick | Qui-qui | Choon-choon | Piep-piep |
| Cat | Meow | Meau | Nyeow | Meow | Meow-meow |
| Cow | Moo | Mu | Mo-Mo | Meu-meu | Muh-muh |
| Dog | Rrruf-ruf | Guf-guf | Won-won | Whou-whou | Vow-vow |
| Duck | Quack-quack | Quack | Qua-qua | Coin-coin | Quack |
| Goat | Meh-meh | Beee | Mee-mee | Ma-ma | Eeh-eeh |
| Horse | Neigh-neigh | Eohoho | He-heeh | Hee-hee-hee | Iiiih |
| Owl | Whoo | Ooooo | Hoo-hoo | Oo-oo | Wooo-wooo |
| Pig | Oink-oink | Qrr-qrrr | Boo | Groan-groan | Grunz-grunz |
| Rooster | Cocka-doodle-do | Kukuriki | KoKeKock-ko | Cocorico | Goockle |
