Θυμάμαι που το συζητούσα κάποτε με κάτι φίλους από το εξωτερικό. Ο ένας τους, Ιταλός, έπαιρνε όρκο ότι ενώ στα ιταλικά τα σκυλιά κάνουν «μπάου μπάου», στην Ελλάδα κάνουν «γαβ γαβ». Μετά η συζήτηση επεκτάθηκε και σε άλλα ζώα. Το συμπέρασμα ήταν ότι οι πάπιες στην Πολωνία είναι πολύ αγενείς, γιατί κάνουν «κφακφακφακφα(κ)».
Language | Word(s) Used For Dog Barks
Afrikaans | blaf-blaf; woef-woef; keff-keff (small dogs)
Albanian | ham-ham
American Sign Language (ASL) | Both closed fists held horizontally together-fingers in towards each other. Quickly open the fists together to expose the fingers twice.
Arabic | hau-hau; how-how
Armenian | haf-haf
Balinese | kong-kong
Basque | au-au (any dog); txau-txau (small dogs); zaunk-zaunk (large dogs); jau-jau (old dogs)
Bengali | gheu-gheu; bhao-bhao
Bulgarian | bau-bau; jaff-jaff
Burmese | woke-woke
Catalan | bau-bau; bub-bub
Chinese-Cantonese | wo-wo; wow-wow; wong-wong
Chinese-Mandarin | wang-wang
Croatian | vau-vau
Czech | haff-haff
Danish | vov-vov; vuf-vuf
Dutch | blaf-blaf; woef-woef; waf-waf (small dogs); kef-kef (very small dogs)
English | woof-woof; ruff-ruff; arf-arf; bow-wow; yap-yap (small dogs); yip-yip (very small dogs
Esperanto | boj-boj
Estonian | auh-auh; auch-auch
Finnish |hau-hau; vuh-vuh; rauf-rauf
French |wouaff-wouaff; ouah-ouah; whou-whou; vaf-vaf; jappe-jappe (small dog)
German | wuff-wuff; vow-vow
Greek | ghav-ghav
Hebrew | hav-hav; haw-haw-how-how
Hindi | bow-bow
Hungarian | vow-vow
Icelandic | voff-voff
Indonesian | guk-guk; gong-gong
Irish | amh-amh
Italian | bau-bau; arf-arf
Japanese | wan-wan; kian-kian
Korean | mung-mung; wang-wang
Kurdish | hau-hau
Latvian |vau-vau
Lebanese | haw-haw
Lithuanian | au-au
Macedonian | av-av
Malay | gong-gong
Marathi | bhu-bhu; bho-bho
Nigerian (Calabar area) | wai-wai
Norwegian | voff-voff; boff-boff; vov-vov
Persian | vogh-vogh; cut-cut; bad-bad
Polish | hau-hau
Portuguese | au-au
Romanian | ham-ham; hau-hau
Russian | gav-gav; guf-guf; hav-hav; tyav-tyav (small dogs)
Serbian | av-av
Sinhala | buh-buh
Slovak | haf-haf; hau-hau
Slovene | hov-hov
Spanish | guau-guau; gua-gua; jau-jau
Swedish | voff-voff; vov-vov
Tagalog | ow-ow; baw-baw
Tamil |wal-wal, bow-bow, lol-lol
Thai | hong-hong
Turkish | hev-hev; hav-hav
Ukrainian | hau-hau; haf-haf; dzyau-dzyau
Urdu | bow bow
Vietnamese | gau-gau; wau-wau; ang-ang
Welsh | wff-wffhttp://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201211/how-dogs-bark-in-different-languages
Afrikaans | blaf-blaf; woef-woef; keff-keff (small dogs)
Albanian | ham-ham
American Sign Language (ASL) | Both closed fists held horizontally together-fingers in towards each other. Quickly open the fists together to expose the fingers twice.
Arabic | hau-hau; how-how
Armenian | haf-haf
Balinese | kong-kong
Basque | au-au (any dog); txau-txau (small dogs); zaunk-zaunk (large dogs); jau-jau (old dogs)
Bengali | gheu-gheu; bhao-bhao
Bulgarian | bau-bau; jaff-jaff
Burmese | woke-woke
Catalan | bau-bau; bub-bub
Chinese-Cantonese | wo-wo; wow-wow; wong-wong
Chinese-Mandarin | wang-wang
Croatian | vau-vau
Czech | haff-haff
Danish | vov-vov; vuf-vuf
Dutch | blaf-blaf; woef-woef; waf-waf (small dogs); kef-kef (very small dogs)
English | woof-woof; ruff-ruff; arf-arf; bow-wow; yap-yap (small dogs); yip-yip (very small dogs
Esperanto | boj-boj
Estonian | auh-auh; auch-auch
Finnish |hau-hau; vuh-vuh; rauf-rauf
French |wouaff-wouaff; ouah-ouah; whou-whou; vaf-vaf; jappe-jappe (small dog)
German | wuff-wuff; vow-vow
Greek | ghav-ghav
Hebrew | hav-hav; haw-haw-how-how
Hindi | bow-bow
Hungarian | vow-vow
Icelandic | voff-voff
Indonesian | guk-guk; gong-gong
Irish | amh-amh
Italian | bau-bau; arf-arf
Japanese | wan-wan; kian-kian
Korean | mung-mung; wang-wang
Kurdish | hau-hau
Latvian |vau-vau
Lebanese | haw-haw
Lithuanian | au-au
Macedonian | av-av
Malay | gong-gong
Marathi | bhu-bhu; bho-bho
Nigerian (Calabar area) | wai-wai
Norwegian | voff-voff; boff-boff; vov-vov
Persian | vogh-vogh; cut-cut; bad-bad
Polish | hau-hau
Portuguese | au-au
Romanian | ham-ham; hau-hau
Russian | gav-gav; guf-guf; hav-hav; tyav-tyav (small dogs)
Serbian | av-av
Sinhala | buh-buh
Slovak | haf-haf; hau-hau
Slovene | hov-hov
Spanish | guau-guau; gua-gua; jau-jau
Swedish | voff-voff; vov-vov
Tagalog | ow-ow; baw-baw
Tamil |wal-wal, bow-bow, lol-lol
Thai | hong-hong
Turkish | hev-hev; hav-hav
Ukrainian | hau-hau; haf-haf; dzyau-dzyau
Urdu | bow bow
Vietnamese | gau-gau; wau-wau; ang-ang
Welsh | wff-wff