How language evolved and functions
Sound symbolic words ?
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| English |
chicken |
cock |
crow |
duck |
goose |
hen |
lark |
owl |
partridge |
pigeon |
rook |
sparrow |
turkey |
woodpecker |
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wasp |
| Albanian |
pulë |
këndes |
sorrë |
rosë |
patë |
klloçkë |
- |
herëkeqe |
fëllëzë |
- |
- |
- |
kapua deti |
- |
- |
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| Arabic |
farruj |
diik |
qaaq |
baTTa |
iwazza |
dajaaja |
- |
buum |
Hajal |
Hamaama |
- |
Cusfuur |
dajaaja hindiya |
- |
- |
zunbuur |
| Armenian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Asturian |
pitín |
gallu |
cuervu |
coríu |
gansu |
pita |
rechárchara |
curuxa |
perdiz |
palombu |
garacha |
gurrión |
pavu |
picatueru |
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aviéspara |
| Basque |
oilasko |
oilar |
bele |
ahate |
antzara |
oilo |
pirripio |
ontza |
epher |
usakume |
belatz |
elizatxori |
indioilo |
okil |
- |
liztor |
| Berber |
akyaou |
afoullous |
- |
- |
- |
tafoulloust |
- |
- |
askkour |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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warezzan |
| Bulgarian |
pile |
petel |
garga |
patka |
gyska |
kokoshka |
chuchullga |
buhal |
jarebitsa |
gylyb |
vrana |
vrabche |
pujak |
kylvach |
- |
osa |
| Burmese |
`sacεq |
cεqphá |
ċi`kan |
bèh |
- |
cεqmá |
bi`ion |
- |
- |
- |
- |
sakέle |
ceqshin |
- |
- |
nece |
| Cantonese |
gâi jái |
gûng gâi |
wû ngâ |
ngáap |
ngó |
gâi |
baak lìhng níuh |
mâau tàauh yîng |
je gû |
gáap |
baahk jéui ngâ |
màh jéuk |
fó gâi |
deuk mohk níuh |
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wòhn fûng |
| Catalan |
pollastre |
gall |
corb |
ànec |
oca |
gallina |
alosa |
mussol, |
perdiu |
colom |
graula |
pardal |
gall dindi |
picot |
- |
vespa |
| Chinese |
xiao3ji1 |
xiong2ji1 |
wu1ya1 |
ya1 |
e2 |
pin3ji1 |
bai3ling2niao3 |
xiao1 |
che4gu1 |
ge1 |
bai2zui3ya1 |
ma2qiao4 |
tu3shou4ji1 |
zhuo2mu4niao3 |
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huang2feng1 |
| Czech |
kuře |
kohout |
vrána |
kachna |
husa |
slepice |
skřivan |
sova |
koroptev |
holub |
havran |
vrabec |
krocan |
datel |
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vosa |
| Danish |
kylling |
hane |
krage |
and |
gås |
høne |
lærke |
ugle |
agerhøne |
due |
råge |
spurv |
kalkun |
spætte |
- |
hveps |
| Dutch |
kuiken |
haan |
kraai |
eend |
gans |
kip |
leeuwerik |
uil |
patrijs |
duif |
roek |
mus |
kalkoen |
specht |
- |
wesp |
| Egyptian |
u |
- |
- |
aq |
sa |
- |
- |
m |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Estonian |
tibu |
kukk |
care |
part |
hani |
kana |
lõoke |
bufnita |
põldpüü |
tuvi |
künnivares |
varblane |
kalkun |
rähn |
- |
herilane |
| Finnish |
kananpoikanen |
kukko |
varis |
ankka |
hanhi |
kana |
leivonen |
pöllö |
peltopyy |
kyyhkynen |
mustavaris |
varpunen |
kalkkuna |
tikka |
- |
ampiainen |
| French |
poulet |
coq |
corbeau |
canard |
oie |
poule |
alouette |
hibou |
perdrix |
pigeon |
corneille |
moineau |
dindon |
pic |
- |
guèpe |
| Gaelic |
isean |
coileach |
feannag |
tunnag |
gèadh |
cearc |
uiseag |
cailleach oidhche |
cearc-thomain |
calman |
ròcas |
gealbhonn |
turcaidh |
lasair-choille |
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connspeach |
| German |
küken |
hahn |
krähe |
ente |
gans |
henne |
lerche |
eule |
rebhuhn |
taube |
saatkrähe |
spatz |
truthahn |
specht |
- |
wespe |
| Gitano |
- |
gomarron |
cucurru |
papichore |
papin |
canai |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Greek |
kotopoulo |
kokoras |
korakas |
papia |
khena |
kota |
korudalos |
koukouvaja |
perdika |
peristeri |
- |
spourgiti |
kourkos |
tsiklitara |
- |
sphika |
| Hausa |
kure |
- |
hankaka |
- |
- |
kaza |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Hawaiian |
moa keiki |
moa kane |
- |
kaka |
nene |
moa vahine |
- |
puueo |
- |
nunu |
- |
manu-li'l'I |
- |
- |
- |
kopena |
| Hebrew |
efr'oakh |
tarnegol |
'orev |
barvaz |
avvaz |
tarneg'olet |
'efroni |
yanshouf |
hogla |
yona |
'orev |
dror |
tarnegol hodou |
nakkar |
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tsra'a |
| Hindustani |
chuza |
murgh |
kauwa |
bat |
hans |
murghi |
chakawak |
ullu |
kabk |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hungarian |
csirke |
kakas |
kalag |
kacsa |
qaz |
tyuk |
pacsirta |
bagoly |
fogoly |
galamb |
- |
veréb |
pulyka |
fakopáncs |
- |
darázs |
| Icelandic |
kjúklingur |
hani |
kráka |
önd |
gæs |
hæna |
ugla |
- |
akurhæna |
dúfa |
- |
starri |
kalkúni |
- |
- |
vespa |
| Irish |
eireog |
coileach |
préachán |
lacha |
gé |
cearc |
fuiseog |
ulchabhán |
patraisc |
colúr |
préachán dubh |
gealbhan |
turcaí |
snagaire darach |
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puch |
| Italian |
pollo |
gallo |
corvo |
anitra |
oca |
gallina |
allodola |
gufo |
pernice |
piccione |
cornacchia |
passero |
tacchino |
picchio |
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vespa |
| Japanese |
niwatori |
ondori |
karasu |
ahiru |
gacho |
mendori |
hibari |
fukuro |
kiji |
hato |
miyamagarasu |
suzume |
shichimencho |
kitsutsuki |
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suzumebachi |
| Keo |
manu |
manu dadu |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
po |
- |
kodo |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Konni |
KpIaN |
kparaaN |
gIlINgaaN |
gbInyUaN |
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KpenIIN |
- |
kpitimiN |
- |
nINmarIN |
- |
gimiN |
torotoro |
- |
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vuunimvuuniN |
| Korean |
t'ak |
su-t'ak |
ga-ma-gwi |
o-ri |
ko-wi |
am-tak |
chong-dal-sae |
ol-bae-mi |
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pi-dul-gi |
- |
ch'am-sae |
ch'il-myon-jo |
dak-da-kuri |
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| Latin |
pullus |
gallus |
cornix |
anas |
anser |
gallina |
alauda |
ulula |
perdrix |
columba |
- |
passer |
- |
picus |
- |
vespa |
| Latvian |
- |
- |
varna |
- |
zoss |
vista |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
dzenis |
- |
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| Lithuanian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Lozi |
kaciocio |
mukwombe kukko |
linwalawa |
pato |
licikwi |
kuhu |
- |
sifi |
- |
nkwilimba |
- |
taha |
- |
ngongola |
- |
lilao |
| Malay |
ayam muda |
ayam |
gagak |
itek |
angsa |
ayam |
- |
hantu |
- |
merpati |
- |
pipit |
- |
belatok |
- |
penyengat |
| Mongolian |
takhia |
- |
- |
nugas |
galuu |
shuvuu |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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morin zoegii |
| Norwegian |
kylling |
hane |
kråke |
and |
gås |
høne |
lerke |
ugle |
rapphøne |
due |
kornkråke |
spurv |
kalkun |
hakkespett |
- |
veps |
| Pahlavi |
kark |
xrus |
warag |
- |
- |
kark |
cakok |
- |
kabk |
kabod |
- |
winjisk |
- |
- |
- |
wabz |
| Paiute |
- |
tsukuna kooma |
ada |
puhu |
nagudda |
tsukuna |
- |
moohoo'o |
- |
- |
- |
petseddu |
toke'e |
atzabana'a |
| Persian |
juje |
xorus |
kalaaq |
?ordak |
qaaz |
morq |
chakaavak |
joqd |
kabk |
kabutar |
- |
gonjeshk |
buqalamun |
daarkub |
- |
zanbur |
| Polish |
kurczak |
kogut |
wrona |
kaczka |
ges |
kura |
slowik |
sowa |
przepiórka |
golab |
gawron |
jaskólka |
indyk |
dzieciol |
- |
osa |
| Portuguese |
frango |
galo |
corvo |
pato |
ganso |
galinha |
cotovia |
mocho |
perdiz |
pombo |
gralha |
pardal |
peru |
picapau |
- |
vespa |
| Romanian |
pui |
cocoş |
cioară |
rată |
gâscă |
găină |
ciocârlie |
potârniche |
- |
porumbel |
corb |
vrabie |
curcan |
ciocănitoare |
- |
viespe |
| Russian |
tsyplionok |
petukh |
vorona |
utka |
gus |
kuritsa |
zhavoronok |
sova |
kuropatka |
golub |
grach |
vorobei |
indiuk |
dyatel |
- |
osa |
| Samoan |
solipaepae |
toa |
- |
pato |
kusi |
moa |
- |
lulu |
- |
lupe |
- |
- |
pipi |
- |
- |
pi |
| SerboCroat |
pile |
kokot |
vrana |
patka |
guska |
kokoš |
ševa |
- |
- |
golub |
- |
vrabac |
puran |
- |
- |
osa |
| Spanish |
pollo |
gallo |
cuervo |
pato |
ganso |
gallina |
alondra |
buho |
perdiz |
paloma |
grajo |
gorrion |
pavo |
carpintero |
- |
avispa |
| Setswana |
kokwana |
mokoko |
legakabe |
pidipidi |
pidipidi |
koko |
- |
morubisi |
- |
lephoi |
- |
tswere |
kalakungwa |
mmadilepe |
- |
moruthwane |
| Swahili |
kifaranga |
jogoo |
kunguru |
bata |
bata bukini |
kuku |
ndege |
bundi |
- |
njiwa |
- |
- |
bata mzinga |
- |
- |
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| Swedish |
kyckling |
tupp |
kråka |
anka |
gås |
höna |
lärka |
uggla |
rapphöna |
duva |
råka |
sparv |
kalkon |
hackspett |
- |
geting |
| Tagalog |
manok |
lelaking manok |
bibe |
- |
- |
babaeng manok |
- |
kuwago |
- |
kalapati |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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laywan |
| Tamil |
kooZi-kuñcu |
ceeval |
kaakkaay |
vaattu |
- |
peTTay(k)-kooZi |
- |
aantay |
- |
puRaa |
- |
ciTTu(k)-kuruvi |
vaan-kooZi |
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koLavi |
| Telegu |
kodipilla |
kodipunzu |
kaki |
batu |
peddabatu |
kodipetta |
bharata |
grudla |
kauzu |
pavuramu |
- |
pichchuka |
- |
- |
- |
kanduriga |
| Turkish |
piliç |
horoz |
karga |
ördek |
kaz |
tavuk |
tarla kusu |
puhu |
keklik |
güvercin |
ruh |
serçe |
hindi |
agaçkakan |
- |
esek arisi |
| Udihe |
n'au |
- |
g'ai |
gaja |
niu[ng]nai |
- |
- |
- |
aima |
kunti |
- |
zaetoeu |
- |
bofolo |
- |
afun'ai |
| Venda |
lukukwana |
mukukulume |
ulila |
lisekwa |
- |
khuhu |
- |
tsikwitha |
kwali |
liivha |
- |
vhunnzhaanzhaa |
- |
- |
- |
vhuvi |
| Welsh |
- |
ceiliog |
bran |
hwyaden |
gwydd |
- |
- |
dyllhuan |
petrysen |
colomen |
ydfran |
aderyn |
- |
- |
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cacynen |
| Yoruba |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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- |
agbon |
| Zulu |
itshwele |
ighude |
igwababa |
idada |
ihansi |
isikhukhukazi |
- |
isikhova |
ithendele |
ijuba |
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ikalikuni |
isiqophamuthi |
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Last Updated on 13/11/00
By Robin Allott