Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names
Warren, I don't know of any studies, but it sounds like an interesting topic. With credit to Greg Wray, a fantastic bird example is the hoopoe, with the binomen Upupa epops, supposedly based on its bird-call. Phil At 04:21 PM 4/19/2008, you wrote: Is anyone aware of a comprehensive study or report on the onomatopoeia of animal names? Of course their are obvious examples such as chickadee, crow, kookaburra, katydid, cuckoo. And it seems there may be other less obvious examples in English and other languages, e.g., duck, cow (Latin bos, German kuh), titmouse (Scandinavian titt), pig (Latin sui), owl (Latin ulula). I also remember running across a speculation that human language may have first evolved as a means of communicating the presence of animals (imagine a proto-hominid running back to his clan calling out Woo-woo = wolf = vulpe = lobo). And can you come up with other possible examples? Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, Oregon ~~ Phil Novack-Gottshall[EMAIL PROTECTED] Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 30118-3100 Phone: 678-839-4061 Fax: 678-839-4071 http://www.westga.edu/~pnovackg ~~
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names
Hi Warren, Two examples I can think of are kodok, which is the Indonesian word for frog, probably representing the call of a common species. Wah with a rising tone is the Cantonese word for frog, and I speculate represents the sound made by the Asiatic painted frog, a common species in that region which emits a rising bellow. Nancy Quoting Phil Novack-Gottshall [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Warren, I don't know of any studies, but it sounds like an interesting topic. With credit to Greg Wray, a fantastic bird example is the hoopoe, with the binomen Upupa epops, supposedly based on its bird-call. Phil At 04:21 PM 4/19/2008, you wrote: Is anyone aware of a comprehensive study or report on the onomatopoeia of animal names? Of course their are obvious examples such as chickadee, crow, kookaburra, katydid, cuckoo. And it seems there may be other less obvious examples in English and other languages, e.g., duck, cow (Latin bos, German kuh), titmouse (Scandinavian titt), pig (Latin sui), owl (Latin ulula). I also remember running across a speculation that human language may have first evolved as a means of communicating the presence of animals (imagine a proto-hominid running back to his clan calling out Woo-woo = wolf = vulpe = lobo). And can you come up with other possible examples? Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, Oregon ~~ Phil Novack-Gottshall[EMAIL PROTECTED] Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 30118-3100 Phone: 678-839-4061 Fax: 678-839-4071 http://www.westga.edu/~pnovackg ~~ ~~ Nancy E. Karraker, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Division of Ecology and Biodiversity University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong, China Phone: +852-2299-0678 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names
How about the Puerto Rican coqui? Carrie -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy E. Karraker Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:58 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names Hi Warren, Two examples I can think of are kodok, which is the Indonesian word for frog, probably representing the call of a common species. Wah with a rising tone is the Cantonese word for frog, and I speculate represents the sound made by the Asiatic painted frog, a common species in that region which emits a rising bellow. Nancy Quoting Phil Novack-Gottshall [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Warren, I don't know of any studies, but it sounds like an interesting topic. With credit to Greg Wray, a fantastic bird example is the hoopoe, with the binomen Upupa epops, supposedly based on its bird-call. Phil At 04:21 PM 4/19/2008, you wrote: Is anyone aware of a comprehensive study or report on the onomatopoeia of animal names? Of course their are obvious examples such as chickadee, crow, kookaburra, katydid, cuckoo. And it seems there may be other less obvious examples in English and other languages, e.g., duck, cow (Latin bos, German kuh), titmouse (Scandinavian titt), pig (Latin sui), owl (Latin ulula). I also remember running across a speculation that human language may have first evolved as a means of communicating the presence of animals (imagine a proto-hominid running back to his clan calling out Woo-woo = wolf = vulpe = lobo). And can you come up with other possible examples? Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, Oregon ~~ Phil Novack-Gottshall[EMAIL PROTECTED] Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 30118-3100 Phone: 678-839-4061 Fax: 678-839-4071 http://www.westga.edu/~pnovackg ~~ ~~ Nancy E. Karraker, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Division of Ecology and Biodiversity University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong, China Phone: +852-2299-0678 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names
Two examples from India immediately come to mind: House Gecko - Hemidactylus frenatus - is known as Tiktiki in Bangla (or Bengali) language. Tucktoo (local and English common name) - Gekko gecko - is another gecko found in Assam. I'm sure I can remember plenty of other examples if I sit down and think about it for a while. Madhu On Apr 19, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Warren W. Aney wrote: Is anyone aware of a comprehensive study or report on the onomatopoeia of animal names? Of course their are obvious examples such as chickadee, crow, kookaburra, katydid, cuckoo. And it seems there may be other less obvious examples in English and other languages, e.g., duck, cow (Latin bos, German kuh), titmouse (Scandinavian titt), pig (Latin sui), owl (Latin ulula). I also remember running across a speculation that human language may have first evolved as a means of communicating the presence of animals (imagine a proto-hominid running back to his clan calling out Woo-woo = wolf = vulpe = lobo). And can you come up with other possible examples? Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, Oregon
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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names
There's also the Tokay gecko in SE Asia. - Original Message - From: Carrie DeJaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:17:18 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names How about the Puerto Rican coqui? Carrie -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy E. Karraker Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:58 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names Hi Warren, Two examples I can think of are kodok, which is the Indonesian word for frog, probably representing the call of a common species. Wah with a rising tone is the Cantonese word for frog, and I speculate represents the sound made by the Asiatic painted frog, a common species in that region which emits a rising bellow. Nancy Quoting Phil Novack-Gottshall [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Warren, I don't know of any studies, but it sounds like an interesting topic. With credit to Greg Wray, a fantastic bird example is the hoopoe, with the binomen Upupa epops, supposedly based on its bird-call. Phil At 04:21 PM 4/19/2008, you wrote: Is anyone aware of a comprehensive study or report on the onomatopoeia of animal names? Of course their are obvious examples such as chickadee, crow, kookaburra, katydid, cuckoo. And it seems there may be other less obvious examples in English and other languages, e.g., duck, cow (Latin bos, German kuh), titmouse (Scandinavian titt), pig (Latin sui), owl (Latin ulula). I also remember running across a speculation that human language may have first evolved as a means of communicating the presence of animals (imagine a proto-hominid running back to his clan calling out Woo-woo = wolf = vulpe = lobo). And can you come up with other possible examples? Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, Oregon ~~ Phil Novack-Gottshall[EMAIL PROTECTED] Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 30118-3100 Phone: 678-839-4061 Fax: 678-839-4071 http://www.westga.edu/~pnovackg ~~ ~~ Nancy E. Karraker, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Division of Ecology and Biodiversity University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong, China Phone: +852-2299-0678 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names
The whippoorwill is another obvious one. Hmm... is this kind of naming most common in birds? Jane On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Emily R. Whitmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's also the Tokay gecko in SE Asia. - Original Message - From: Carrie DeJaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:17:18 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names How about the Puerto Rican coqui? Carrie -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy E. Karraker Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:58 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names Hi Warren, Two examples I can think of are kodok, which is the Indonesian word for frog, probably representing the call of a common species. Wah with a rising tone is the Cantonese word for frog, and I speculate represents the sound made by the Asiatic painted frog, a common species in that region which emits a rising bellow. Nancy Quoting Phil Novack-Gottshall [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Warren, I don't know of any studies, but it sounds like an interesting topic. With credit to Greg Wray, a fantastic bird example is the hoopoe, with the binomen Upupa epops, supposedly based on its bird-call. Phil At 04:21 PM 4/19/2008, you wrote: Is anyone aware of a comprehensive study or report on the onomatopoeia of animal names? Of course their are obvious examples such as chickadee, crow, kookaburra, katydid, cuckoo. And it seems there may be other less obvious examples in English and other languages, e.g., duck, cow (Latin bos, German kuh), titmouse (Scandinavian titt), pig (Latin sui), owl (Latin ulula). I also remember running across a speculation that human language may have first evolved as a means of communicating the presence of animals (imagine a proto-hominid running back to his clan calling out Woo-woo = wolf = vulpe = lobo). And can you come up with other possible examples? Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, Oregon ~~ Phil Novack-Gottshall[EMAIL PROTECTED] Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 30118-3100 Phone: 678-839-4061 Fax: 678-839-4071 http://www.westga.edu/~pnovackg http://www.westga.edu/%7Epnovackg ~~ ~~ Nancy E. Karraker, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Division of Ecology and Biodiversity University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong, China Phone: +852-2299-0678 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. student, University of Georgia co-founder, a href=http://www.worldbeyondborders.org;World Beyond Borders/a Check out my blog, a href=http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.com;Perceiving Wholes/a But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy. --Plutarch, c.46-c.120 AD
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names
In Belizean Creole, the geckos Phylodactylus Aristrelliger are known as karrech for the sound they produce. Ellen McRae Caye Caulker Belize Central America Madhusudan Katti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two examples from India immediately come to mind: House Gecko - Hemidactylus frenatus - is known as Tiktiki in Bangla (or Bengali) language. Tucktoo (local and English common name) - Gekko gecko - is another gecko found in Assam. I'm sure I can remember plenty of other examples if I sit down and think about it for a while. Madhu On Apr 19, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Warren W. Aney wrote: Is anyone aware of a comprehensive study or report on the onomatopoeia of animal names? Of course their are obvious examples such as chickadee, crow, kookaburra, katydid, cuckoo. And it seems there may be other less obvious examples in English and other languages, e.g., duck, cow (Latin bos, German kuh), titmouse (Scandinavian titt), pig (Latin sui), owl (Latin ulula). I also remember running across a speculation that human language may have first evolved as a means of communicating the presence of animals (imagine a proto-hominid running back to his clan calling out Woo-woo = wolf = vulpe = lobo). And can you come up with other possible examples? Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, Oregon - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
